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Intaglio with Athena Parthenos
The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University
Atlanta, United States
Oval intaglio with flat face and back. Athena Parthenos wearing plumed helmet, aegis with Medusa head, and chiton. She holds a figure of Victory in one outstretched hand and rests the other on her shield. A spear planted upright beside her. Groundline beneath. Set in a gold bezel collar.
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Details
- Title: Intaglio with Athena Parthenos
- Physical Dimensions: 7/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in. (1.1 x 1 x 0.3 cm)
- Provenance: Ex coll. Michael Shubin, California.
- Rights: © Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Bruce M. White
- External Link: https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24892/
- Medium: Chalcedony var. cornelian, gold
- Art Movement: Roman
- Period/Style: Imperial
- Dates: 1st-2nd Century AD
- Classification: Greek and Roman Art
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