ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Ceres
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
Possible OriginIsrael, Asia
Possible OriginSyria, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodNeronian or Flavian
Datesecond half of 1st Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 3/8 x 1/16 in. (1.1 x 1 x 0.2 cm)
Object number2008.031.058
Label TextCeres stands draped and veiled in three-quarter profile to the right. She leans on a scepter and holding ears of wheat and poppy seed-heads in her outstretched hand. She is draped and veiled and wears ears of grain in her hair. Groundline beneath.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired October 31, 1999.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
Early 1st Century CE
2nd Century BCE
mid 1st-2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
ca. 69-138 CE
mid 1st-2nd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
second half 1st Century BCE
