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Intaglio with the Head of a Julio-Claudian Prince
2nd century CE (Imperial)
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(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
This intaglio depicts the head of a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty in profile to the left. The subject’s classicized facial features and tousled hair are characteristic of the art made during the reign of the emperor Augustus.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2016 | Madame de Pompadour, Patron and Printmaker. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2016. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/22/1960 | Treatment | other |
| 7/1/2001 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 8/18/2015 | Examination | Examined |
| 8/18/2015 | Examination | Examined |
| 10/20/2015 | Treatment | An impression was made of the intaglio for purposes of exhibition. The object was cleaned afterward. |
| 10/20/2015 | Treatment | Cleaned |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7/8 × W: 5/8 × D: 1/4 in. (2.2 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
42.140