Object Title
Ring with Intaglio with Conjoined Heads of an Elephant, a Silen, and a Bearded Man
Measurements
8.3 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm
Creation Date
mid 2nd Century CE
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Museum Name
Museum Contact
ashanle@emory.edu
Culture
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://collections.carlos.emory.edu/objects/24926/ring-with-intalio-with-conjoined-heads-of-an-elephant-a-sil?ctx=9cc2f8fd12988f7bce8fac591e795a5cc8d34595&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Older than 100 years
Provenance Information
Ex European Collection, 1980s. With Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, New York, 2004. Ex coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Christie's New York, December 7, 2006, lot 257.
Exhibition Information
To Dress in Gold: Jewelry of the Ancient World, Fortuna Gallery, New York, 2004;
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Publication Information
To Dress in Gold: Jewelry of the Ancient World (New York: Fortuna Fine Arts, 2004), number 94.;
Christie's New York, Ancient Jewelry (December 7, 2006), 258, lot 257.
Christie's New York, Ancient Jewelry (December 7, 2006), 258, lot 257.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Partial interest received prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Conversation with donors began prior to 2008.