ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Portrait Bust of Elagabalus
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
Possible OriginAfghanistan, Asia
CultureRoman
Dateca. 218 - 222 CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions13/16 x 3/4 x 3/16 in. (2.1 x 1.9 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2008.031.103
Label TextDraped and laureate portrait of of Elagabalus in right profile.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.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 218-253 CE
218-222 CE
late 2nd-mid 3rd Century CE
ca. 161-164 CE
early 1st Century BCE
ca. 161-164 CE
ca. 193-194 CE
ca. 64-68 CE
second half of 1st Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
late 2nd-early 3rd Century CE
