Intaglio with a Head Set in a Pin

1st century BCE-early 2nd century CE (Roman Imperial) Overall: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm) Citation

This intaglio depicts the head of a man in profile to the left. There is a caduceus in the field at left; below the head are the letters "Φ Α V C."

Artifact

id	id 19059
contentType	contentType object
stage	stage normalized
provenance	provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition 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.
rightsUri	rightsUri CC0
language	language en
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source	source import

Source image fields (2)

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sourceUrl	https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1241

Culture

Roman

Medium

carnelian; mount: metal

Genre

pins intaglio

createdBy

Roman