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Source Description
This intaglio depicts the goddess Venus crouching in profile to the left but turned to look back at the viewer.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4662
label
Intaglio with Crouching Venus Set in a Ring
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
4662
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object
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normalized
title
Intaglio with Crouching Venus Set in a Ring
description
This intaglio depicts the goddess Venus crouching in profile to the left but turned to look back at the viewer.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of purchase 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
late 1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
finger rings
gems
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
med
white glass on blue
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6191
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ROM
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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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5be7ef9b6a34cba0