ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Cupid Bound to a Tree
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
Place FoundEgypt, Africa
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date1st-2nd Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions7/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (1.2 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm)
Object number2012.032.171
Label TextA winged Cupid stands facing left, bound to a tree with his arms behind his back.ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired May 17, 1989.
Status
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- Greek and Roman Art
1st Century CE
mid to late 2nd century CE
2nd Century CE
ca. 1st Century CE
1st Century CE
2nd-late 1st Century BCE
late 1st Century BCE
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1st-2nd Century CE
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