ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Ring with Intaglio with Female Mask
AAT Object Techniquecabochoning
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureRoman
PeriodAugustan
Datelate 1st Century BCE-early 1st Century CE
MediumGarnet, gold
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Hoop internal diam: 2.1 cm
Weight: 5.05 g
Object number2012.032.020
Label TextFemale mask facing left. Mounted in solid gold ring.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
mid 1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE (gem) - 3rd-4th Century CE (ring)
1st-2nd Century CE
ca. 50-150 CE
3rd Century CE
early 1st Century CE
ca. 69-138 CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
3rd Century CE
late 1st Century BCE-early 1st Century CE
late 1st Century CE
1st Century CE
