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Intaglio of the Head of Athena
ca. 1854
sapphire
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The intaglio showing the goddess of wisdom is inscribed in Greek with the signature of Luigi Pichler, the third son of Johann Anton Pichler (1697-1779), the founder of a dynasty of gem engravers in Rome.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy
(Place of Origin)
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) (Source of Materials)
Measurements
H: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.203