ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Two-Sided Intaglio with Bust of Victory and Seated Zeus
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Datemid 2nd Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (1.9 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm)
Object number2008.031.081
Label TextSide A: Draped bust of Victory in profile, her hair pulled back from her face and braided into a flat bun at the back of the head. A palm branch in the field in front. Within a laurel wreath border.Side B: a bearded Zeus wearing a fillet and drapery sits in profile on a high backed throne. He holds a scepter upright in one hand and a diminutive figure of Victory in the other. An eagle at his feet. An inscription in Greek (in positive script): EULOGOS ("Wisdom").
ProvenanceWith Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired July 24, 2002.
InscribedEULOGOS
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
early 3rd Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
ca. 161-164 CE
late 1st Century BCE-early 1st Century CE
mid 1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE
1st-2nd Century CE
