Intaglio with Eros

1st century BCE-1st century CE (Late Hellenistic-early Roman Imperial)

1.5 cm 2 cm 0.4 cm

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This intaglio shows the winged god Eros leaning on a stick he holds in his left hand. Gem engraving was a major art form in ancient Greece and Rome. Precious stones were thought to have healing and protective powers and were used as amulets and seals as well as jewelry. Engrav...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of purchase unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
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