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Intaglio with Diomedes Stealing the Trojan Palladium
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Intaglio with Diomedes Stealing the Trojan Palladium

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Datelate 1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
MediumSard
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 1/8 x 9/16 in. (1.1 x 0.3 x 1.4 cm)
Object number2012.032.146
Label TextA nude Diomedes moves right, wearing a crested helmet and carrying a sword in his left hand and a sheath and cloak in his right. He looks over his shoulder towards a statue of Athena (the Palladium).
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired June 25, 1994.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art