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Source Description
This intaglio depicts the head of a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty in profile to the left. The subject’s classicized facial features and tousled hair are characteristic of the art made during the reign of the emperor Augustus.
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Document identity
localId
22901
label
Intaglio with the Head of a Julio-Claudian Prince
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
22901
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with the Head of a Julio-Claudian Prince
description
This intaglio depicts the head of a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty in profile to the left. The subject’s classicized facial features and tousled hair are characteristic of the art made during the reign of the emperor Augustus.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd century CE (Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
intaglios (sculptural objects)
gems
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.2
height
1.6
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 7/8 × W: 5/8 × D: 1/4 in. (2.2 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
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amethyst
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6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
3390
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ec252f381647be71
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5aef734ea1f5ecd6
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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fa13fa8ee34b8c11
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no
hasDescription
no