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Courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Intaglio with Bust of Asclepius
Courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Intaglio with Bust of Asclepius

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd Century CE
MediumMicrocrystalline Chalcedony var. agate (banded)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 5/16 x 1/8 in. (1 x 0.8 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.070
Label TextA bust of Asclepius in three-quarter profile, with thick curly hair and a full beard and moustache. His chest is bare apart from a chlamys draped over his near shoulder. A snake-entwined staff appears beyond his far shoulder.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art