ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Bust of Minerva
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date1st Century CE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions5/16 x 1/8 x 3/8 in. (0.8 x 0.3 x 1 cm)
Object number2012.032.246
Label TextBust of Minerva facing left, wearing a crested helmet and mantle.Exhibition HistoryExuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796), Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, September 21, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Passion of the Empress: Catherine the Great's Art Patronage, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, DC, February 15 - June 8, 2014
Published ReferencesAsen Kirin, Exuberance of Meaning: The Art Patronage of Catherine the Great (1762-1796) (Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, 2013), 190, number 47.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired September 5, 2004.
Status
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- Greek and Roman Art
2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
ca. 193-194 CE
18th-19th Century
mid 1st-2nd Century CE
ca. 218-253 CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
late 1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
early 1st Century BCE
