ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Necklace or Bracelet Element with Cameo of a Boar
AAT Object Form/Functionjewelry
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniquecameos (sculptures)
CultureRoman or Parthian
Date2nd Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1 x 1 1/16 x 5/16 in. (2.5 x 2.7 x 0.8 cm)
Object number2008.031.090
Label TextA boar in right profile beneath a tree. Thick groundline beneath. In a gold box setting with beaded frame, perhaps for a necklace or bracelet.Exhibition HistoryExuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796), Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, September 21, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Passion of the Empress: Catherine the Great's Art Patronage, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, DC, February 15 - June 8, 2014
Published ReferencesAsen Kirin, Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) (Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, 2013), 190, number 47.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Boisgirard & Associes, Paris, France, October 19, 2003, number 113.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
2nd-3rd Century CE
1st Century CE
1st Century CE
1st-3rd Century CE
ca. 1730-1740
3rd Century CE
ca. 800 BCE
ca. 800 BCE
14th-13th Century BCE
1st Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
mid 2nd Century CE
