ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Conjoined Heads of Eagle and Silen
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
Possible OriginTurkey, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd-3rd Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 9/16 x 1/8 in. (1 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.067
Label TextHead of an eagle facing left conjoined with the head of a bearded silen, facing right.Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Published ReferencesKenneth Lapatin, "Grylloi," in "Gems of Heaven": Recent Research on Engraved Gemstones in Late Antiquity, c. AD 200-600, ed. Christopher Entwistle and Noel Adams (London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 2011), 89, pl. 6.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
2nd Century CE
mid 1st-mid 2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
2nd-late 1st Century BCE
2nd-mid 3rd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
