Intaglio with the Head of a Bearded Man

Description Conservation Provenance Credit

Description This intaglio depicts the head of a bearded man in profile to the left. Letters are inscribed in the space around him.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
12/22/1960	Treatment	other
7/01/2001	Treatment	cleaned; other

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisiton unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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3rd century

green basalt (?)
(Precious Stones & Gems)

42.539

H: 1/2 x W: 1/2 D: 1/8 in. (1.3 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm)