COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.25.78.90
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MMA_.25.78.90
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The Severan dynasty commenced with the reign of Septimius Severus (r. 193?211), from Leptis Magna in North Africa (modern Libya). With his marriage to Julia Domna, by whom he fathered two sons, Caracalla (r. 211?17) and Geta, Septimius allied himself to a powerful and ambitious Syrian family. Some sources say that Julia Domna was the daughter of the high priest of the Syrian god Elagabalus, and that the future Roman emperor may have met her while stationed at a legionary camp near Antioch. She was an educated woman and held considerable power during the reigns of her husband and her elder son, Caracalla. Julia and her relatives came to dominate the imperial court, giving the Severan dynasty a very oriental character with their predilection for luxuriant materials, richly decorated mosaics, and other exotica. This likeness of the empress in intaglio is unique in its combination of spiral locks with features of an earlier hairstyle, and is thought to be a nostalgic work from the end of her husband's reign.
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The Severan dynasty commenced with the reign of Septimius Severus (r. 193?211), from Leptis Magna in North Africa (modern Libya). With his marriage to Julia Domna, by whom he fathered two sons, Caracalla (r. 211?17) and Geta, Septimius allied himself to a powerful and ambitious Syrian family. Some sources say that Julia Domna was the daughter of the high priest of the Syrian god Elagabalus, and that the future Roman emperor may have met her while stationed at a legionary camp near Antioch. She was an educated woman and held considerable power during the reigns of her husband and her elder son, Caracalla. Julia and her relatives came to dominate the imperial court, giving the Severan dynasty a very oriental character with their predilection for luxuriant materials, richly decorated mosaics, and other exotica. This likeness of the empress in intaglio is unique in its combination of spiral locks with features of an earlier hairstyle, and is thought to be a nostalgic work from the end of her husband's reign.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
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European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Roman
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Roman
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Intaglio with a portrait of the empress Julia Domna
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Intaglio with a portrait of the empress Julia Domna
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 205?210
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ca. 205?210
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
205
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205
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
210
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210
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Beryl
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Beryl
Materials and Techniques
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Style or Period:
Severan
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Severan
Style or Period
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Dimensions:
H. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
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H. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
25.78.90
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25.78.90
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1925
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Fletcher Fund, 1925
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_25.78.90.tif
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MMA_.h1_25.78.90.tif
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