ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Portrait Bust of Pescennius Niger
AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureRoman
PeriodAntonine
Dateca. 193-194 CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (1.4 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.101
Label TextBust of Pescennius Niger facing left, wearing cuirass and wreath.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland, December 22, 1994.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
ca. 218-253 CE
ca. 175 - 178 CE
ca. 161-164 CE
ca. 161-164 CE
2nd Century CE
1st Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st Century BCE
ca. 218 - 222 CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
