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Source Description
This intaglio depicts a chariot race held at a circus. Four quadrigae (four-horse chariots) are shown in profile to the right with the spina (the barrier in the middle of the circus) shown in the background.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
40019
label
Intaglio with a Circus and Chariot Race
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
40019
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with a Circus and Chariot Race
description
This intaglio depicts a chariot race held at a circus. Four quadrigae (four-horse chariots) are shown in profile to the right with the spina (the barrier in the middle of the circus) shown in the background.
provenance
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.
date
2nd-4th century CE (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
1.1
height
1.5
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
7/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in. (1.1 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
jasper
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
982663a7c2cf2292