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Intaglio with Male Portrait Bust
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Intaglio with Male Portrait Bust

500s · amethyst with gold mount

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

While the identity of this man is unknown, his portrait, carved into this gem, preserves his likeness. His family may have commissioned this artwork to remember him by. Do you have any keepsakes that remind you of family members?

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineIntaglio with Male Portrait Bust, 500s. Byzantium. Amethyst with gold mount; overall: 4.3 x 2.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.4
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