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Intaglio with Bust of Minerva
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
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
MediumMicrocrystalline Chalcedony var. cornelian
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
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art