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Source Description
The scene on this intaglio depicts Aeneas escaping Troy with his father, Anchises, and son, Ascanius. He carries his father on his right shoulder and leads his son with his left hand. Anchises carries a box containing the Penates, which are sacred objects, perhaps statuettes of deities. Ascanius wears a short tunic and pointed cap while holding a lagobolon (hooked stick) in his left hand.
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Document identity
localId
24095
label
Intaglio with Aeneas Escaping Troy Set in a Ring
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object
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Source metadata
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24095
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title
Intaglio with Aeneas Escaping Troy Set in a Ring
description
The scene on this intaglio depicts Aeneas escaping Troy with his father, Anchises, and son, Ascanius. He carries his father on his right shoulder and leads his son with his left hand. Anchises carries a box containing the Penates, which are sacred objects, perhaps statuettes of deities. Ascanius wears a short tunic and pointed cap while holding a lagobolon (hooked stick) in his left hand.
provenance
George Spencer, fourth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, by 1817, [mode of acquisition unknown] [Marlborough no. 345]; George Spencer-Churchill, fifth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1817, by bequest; George Spencer-Churchill, sixth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1840, by bequest; John Spencer-Churchill, seventh Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 1857, by bequest; Sale, The Marlborough Gems, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 28 June 1875, p. 56, lot 345; David Bromilow, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, ca. 1875, by purchase; Julia Bromilow Jary, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, 1898, by bequest; Sale, The Marlborough Gems Purchased by the Late David Bromilow, esq., Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 26 June 1899, p. 64, lot 345; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1899, by purchase [Dikran Kelekian as agent]; 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.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Late Roman Republican-early Roman Imperial)
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
intaglios (sculptural objects)
gems
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
1.8
height
1.7
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
intaglio with setting: 3/4 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (1.83 x 1.65 x 0.37 cm);ring: 13/16 in. (2.06 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
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Roman
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carnelian; mount: gold
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6191
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ROM
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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5bc7d9ec9de8b8a3