ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Ring, Victory, and Insects
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureRoman
PeriodAugustan
Datelate 1st Century BCE-early 1st Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 x 15/16 in. (1.4 x 2.4 cm)
Object number2008.031.252
Label TextA winged Victory holding a wreath stands on top of a finger-ring, viewed from the side. Surrounding the ring are three butterflies, a grasshopper, and an ear of wheat. Groundline.Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Exuberance 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. David Kent (1915-2007), London, England, 1940s. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Christie's New York, sale 1313, December 11, 2003, lot 389.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
mid to late 2nd century CE
3rd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
3rd-4th Century CE
mid 1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century CE
1st Century CE
