Intaglio with a Bust of a Woman Set in a Pin

second half 2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)

1.4 cm 1.9 cm 0.4 cm

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This intaglio depicts a draped bust of a woman in profile to the left. Her hairstyle may be dated to the Antonine period. The right side of the gem is chipped.

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2927
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; 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.
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