Skip to main content
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Intaglio with Jupiter and Minerva
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Intaglio with Jupiter and Minerva

CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date2nd Century CE
MediumMicrocrystalline Chalcedony onyx var. Nicolo
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions9/16 x 7/16 x 3/16 in. (1.4 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2008.031.320
Label TextA nude and bearded Jupiter stands on the left, holding a scepter and thunderbolt. To the right stands Minerva, wearing a peplos and crested helmet, and holding a scepter and shield. Groundline.
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, acquired November 14, 2003.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art