Jasper intaglio in a gold mount set with pearls and glass

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Gold, jasper, pearl, glass · Greek and Roman Art

The intaglio, depicting a horseman spearing a boar, is of superlative quality. The two hooks on the reverse suggest that this object served as a clasp, possibly for a necklace or for a diadem worn around the head.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Gold, jasper, pearl, glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Bothmer Purchase Fund and Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994