Intaglio with Male Portrait Bust

500s

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Title: Intaglio with Male Portrait Bust
Date Created: 500s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 4.3 x 2.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 in.)
Provenance: (Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
Type: Glyptic
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.4
Medium: amethyst with gold mount
Fun Fact: While the identity of this man is unknown, his portrait, carved into this gem, preserves his likeness. His family may have commissioned this artwork to remember him by. Do you have any keepsakes that remind you of family members?
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Byzantium, 6th century
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Collection: MED - Byzantine
Accession Number: 1954.4

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