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Source Description
This intaglio depicts a bust with wings in its hair and wearing armor in profile to the left. The image has been historically identified as Medusa but may also represent a ruler in the guise of a conqueror.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
27611
label
Intaglio with Bust Wearing an Aegis
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27611
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with Bust Wearing an Aegis
description
This intaglio depicts a bust with wings in its hair and wearing armor in profile to the left. The image has been historically identified as Medusa but may also represent a ruler in the guise of a conqueror.
provenance
Arthur Evans, Oxford, by 1938 [mode of acquisition unknown] [Evans inv. no. 138; said to be from Rome]; Jacob Hirsch, Munich, 1941 [executor of Evans' will]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
date
late 1st century BCE-early 1st century CE (Early Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
intaglios (sculptural objects)
gems
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4
height
3
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
with mount: 1 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 3/16 in. (4 x 3 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
reign
Augustus Caesar (27 BC-AD 14)
med
glass; mount: gold
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
bce8753a07f7b040