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Intaglio with Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury Surrounded by the Zodiac Set in a Pendant
(Roman Empire )
This intaglio depicts Jupiter enthroned and flanked by Mercury on the right, holding a caduceus and wearing a petasos, and Mars on the left, helmeted and holding a spear. An eagle stands between Mercury and Jupiter. Below the three gods, the torso of a bearded male figure is shown in a semi-circle, representing Atlas. The central scene is surrounded by the twelve signs of the zodiac.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1/4 × Diam: 2 1/16 in. (0.6 × 5.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.502