Intaglio of the Head of Athena

ca. 1854 H: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm) Citation Source image

The intaglio showing the goddess of wisdom is inscribed in Greek with the signature of Luigi Pichler, the third son of Johann Anton Pichler (1697-1779), the founder of a dynasty of gem engravers in Rome.

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20087
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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