1963.45.2: Intaglio Gem with Eagle and Olive Branch
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1963.45.2
- Title
- Intaglio Gem with Eagle and Olive Branch
- Classification
- Gems
- Work Type
- gem
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
- Period
- Roman period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/290670
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Orange sard
- Technique
- Intaglio
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1963.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb, in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and cataloguer of coins of the University in that year
- Accession Year
- 1963
- Object Number
- 1963.45.2
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Orange Carnelian intaglio; flat face.
This intaglio depicts an eagle in 3/4 profile. The bird stands with one foot in front of the other, walking to the left. His wings are raised slightly. On the far right is a single branch or sprig. The beak is slightly hooked.
Verification Level
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