Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.151: Intaglio: Eagle Holding a Wreath and Perched on a Mountain Gems Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Intaglio: Eagle Holding a Wreath and Perched on a Mountain , 2012.1.151,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/72424. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.151 Title Intaglio: Eagle Holding a Wreath and Perched on a Mountain Classification Gems Work Type gem Date 1st-4th Century Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/72424 Physical Descriptions Medium Jasper Technique Intaglio Dimensions 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Eleftherios Sossidi, Hamburg, (between 1955-65 - 1990's), sold; [through Sotheby's sale 7742, New York, December 7, 2001, lot 314]; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (2001-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: E. Sossidi (1913-1992) worked in Cairo from 1958-1968. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.1.151 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Red jasper intaglio with an eagle, body turned to the left, head to the right, holding a wreath in its beak and perched on the central peak of a mountain. A crescent moon and star are in the field at left and two stars in the field at right. The mountain is textured with vertical hatch marks and at the bottom center are circular shapes, perhaps representing caves. Publication History Simone Michel, Die magischen Gemmen: Zu Bildern und Zauberformeln auf geschnittenen Steinen der Antike und Neuzeit, Akademie Verlag (Berlin, Germany, 2004), 237, no. 1.1.a (as Sossidi 13). Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
