Jasper intaglio: Sol in a quadriga (four-horse chariot)

Unknown

ca. 2nd–3rd century CE · Jasper, red and green · Greek and Roman Art

This magical gem is engraved on both sides. On the reverse, a female figure (Nike) wearing a Phrygian cap and a long tunic, stands in front of a bull into whose chest she plunges a dagger.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Jasper, red and green

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881