ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Mounted Rider
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Dateearly 1st Century CE
MediumGarnet, modern gold
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 11/16 in. (1.3 x 1.7 cm)
Object number2012.032.019
Label TextA nude youth rides a horse galloping left. He holds the reins in his right hand and a whip in his left. Mounted in a 19th-Century gold swivel ring.ProvenanceEx private collection, Europe, ca. 1980. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Christie's New York, sale 1313, December 11, 2003, lot 390.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
early 1st Century CE
2nd-late 1st Century BCE
ca. 1st Century CE
late 1st Century BCE-mid 1st Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
ca. 2nd-3rd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE, 19th Century setting
late 1st Century BCE
late 1st Century BCE-early 1st Century CE
1st Century BCE (gem) - 3rd-4th Century CE (ring)
mid 1st Century BCE
1st Century CE
