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Source Description
This small intaglio depicts two birds, one of which sits on a basket-like nest. Based on similar examples, it appears to have been created in a Greco-Roman workshop and then imported into South Arabia by a traveler, trader, or other agent. It is likely that the intaglio had an amuletic as well as ornamental function.
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Document identity
localId
76498
label
Intaglio with Two Birds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76498
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with Two Birds
description
This small intaglio depicts two birds, one of which sits on a basket-like nest. Based on similar examples, it appears to have been created in a Greco-Roman workshop and then imported into South Arabia by a traveler, trader, or other agent. It is likely that the intaglio had an amuletic as well as ornamental function.
provenance
Ahmed [local art dealer], Ta'izz, Yemen; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, 1961, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
1st century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
intaglios
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.2
height
0.8
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/2 x W: 5/16 x D: 1/16 in. (1.2 x 0.8 x 0.2 cm)
Source extras
med
chalcedony
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1f2e77fbf0a172d0