1966.155.4: Minerva in Serpent Helmet, in Profile
Gems
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1966.155.4
- People
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Minerva in Serpent Helmet, in Profile
- Classification
- Gems
- Work Type
- gem
- Date
- 19th-20th century
- Culture
- Italian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/228059
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Onyx
- Technique
- Intaglio
- Dimensions
- 2 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: reverse, incised: [crossed out:] Pr
- inscription: reverse, incised: a33 / [lambda] E [or sigma?] dZ
- inscription: reverse, incised: [crossed off:] SE [or sigma?] ds [or sp35?]
- inscription: reverse, incised: 9
- inscription: reverse, incised: 2 [with L superimposed, or crossed out?]
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1966.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Edwin H. Abbot
- Accession Year
- 1966
- Object Number
- 1966.155.4
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Unearthing the Allure of Gems, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, 04/25/2003 - 09/07/2003
- 32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/27/2018 - 02/07/2019
Verification Level
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