ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Four Conjoined Bearded Heads
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd Century CE
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 number2008.031.076
Label TextFour conjoined male heads, each with long hair and beard.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), 88, plate 3.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, October 15, 2002, lot 3284.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
2nd-3rd Century CE
2nd Century CE
mid 1st-mid 2nd Century CE
late 2nd Century CE
ca. 69-138 CE
2nd Century CE
late 2nd-mid 3rd Century CE
