Intaglio with Aphrodite and a Basin Set in a Necklace

323-30 BC (Hellenistic) H: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm) Citation Source image

This intaglio shows the goddess Aphrodite using a basin. The piece is mounted in a necklace, Walters 57.1534, which is attributed to Giacinto Melillo, an apprentice of Alessandro Castellani.

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