ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Intaglio with Athena Parthenos

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)

AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial

Date1st-2nd Century CE

MediumMicrocrystalline Chalcedony var. cornelian, gold

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin

Dimensions7/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. (1.1 x 1 x 0.3 cm)

Object number2008.031.051

Label TextAthena Parthenos wearing plumed helmet, aegis with Medusa head, and chiton. She holds a figure of Victory in one outstretched hand and rests the other on her shield. A spear planted upright beside her. Groundline. Set in a gold bezel collar.
Exhibition HistoryExuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796), Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, September 21, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Passion of the Empress: Catherine the Great's Art Patronage, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, DC, February 15 - June 8, 2014
Published ReferencesAsen Kirin, Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) (Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, 2013), 190, number 47.

ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Pars Coins, San Jose, California, February 8, 2006.

Status

Not on view

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