ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Head of Herakles
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureRoman
Datelate 2nd-early 3rd Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 5/16 x 1/16 in. (1.1 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm)
Object number2008.031.104
Label TextHead of Herakles in three-quarter profile to the left.Published ReferencesFrank Sternberg AG, Antike Munzen, Geschnittene Steine und Schmuck der Antike, Antike Kleinkunst (November 16, 1992). 79, plate XXX, lot 557.
ProvenanceWith Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland, Auktion XVII, 1986, lot 317. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland, November 16, 1992.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 310-280 BCE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st Century BCE
late 6th-mid 5th Century BCE
2nd Century CE
ca. 161-164 CE
1st-2nd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
2nd Century CE
