ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Ring with Intaglio with Mars Seated at a Column
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionrings (finger jewelry)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Dateca. 50-150 CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
DimensionsMaximum (Gem): 1/2 × 5/16 in. (1.3 × 0.8 cm)
Hoop diameter (Internal): 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Maximum (ring): 15/16 × 7/16 × 7/8 in., 1/2 oz. (2.3 × 1.1 × 2.2 cm, 13.59 g)
Object number2012.032.023
Label TextA nude Mars sits on a rock, leaning against a cuirass and shield and holding a spear in his right hand. He faces a helmet displayed on a column set beneath a tree. Mounted in a solid gold ring with tapering shoulders.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Joel Malter (1931-2006) [Joel L. Malter & Co., Inc.], Los Angeles, California, June 5, 1999.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
Late 1st Century BCE
1st Century CE
mid 1st-2nd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century CE
ca. 69-138 CE
late 1st Century CE
2nd Century CE
mid 1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
2nd-3rd Century CE
18th-19th Century
