Intaglio with an Athlete or a Dancer

1st-3rd century CE (Roman Imperial) Overall: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm) Citation

This intaglio depicts a nude athlete or dancer in profile to the left. There is a table with a jug on the left. The agate has brown and white layers.

Artifact

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contentType	contentType object
stage	stage normalized
provenance	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.
rightsUri	rightsUri CC0
language	language en
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source	source import

Source image fields (2)

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sourceUrl	https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1255

Culture

Roman

Medium

agate

Genre

intaglios (sculptural objects) gem

createdBy

Roman