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Source Description
This intaglio shows the head of a beardless, youthful man, possibly Octavian who later became the emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE), in profile to the left.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
8456
label
Intaglio with Head of a Man Set in a Ring
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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8456
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object
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normalized
title
Intaglio with Head of a Man Set in a Ring
description
This intaglio shows the head of a beardless, youthful man, possibly Octavian who later became the emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE-14 CE), in profile to the left.
provenance
George Spencer, fourth Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, by 1817, [mode of acquisition unknown] [Marlborough no. 379]; 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. 61, lot 379 [as “Lepidus”]; 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. 69, lot 379; 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 (Late Hellenistic-early Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
intaglios (sculptural objects)
finger rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.4
height
1.3
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
intaglio with setting: 9/16 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (1.36 x 1.3 x 0.34 cm);ring: 13/16 in. (2 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
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Roman
med
carnelian; mount: brass
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6191
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ROM
JWL
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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