Intaglio with the Head of a Man

late 1st century CE (Roman Imperial)

1.5 cm 2 cm 0.4 cm

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This intaglio shows the head of a man historically identified as the Roman emperor Vespasian (r. 69-79 CE) in profile to the right.

Artifact

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28057
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Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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