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Source Description
Hermes appears on this intaglio nude except for a petasos, sandals, and a cloak. He stands holding a cornucopia in his left hand and a caduceus in his right.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4790
label
Intaglio with Hermes Holding a Cornucopia Set in a Ring
core
obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
4790
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with Hermes Holding a Cornucopia Set in a Ring
description
Hermes appears on this intaglio nude except for a petasos, sandals, and a cloak. He stands holding a cornucopia in his left hand and a caduceus in his right.
provenance
Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1904, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, lot 56; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
intaglios
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.7
height
2.1
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 1 1/16 x 13/16 in. (2.7 x 2.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
med
garnet; mount: gold
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
2237
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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1b1ef3368ab3548f