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Title:Chalcedony statuette of Nike (Victory)
Period:Imperial
Date:1st–2nd century CE
Culture:Roman
Medium:Chalcedony
Dimensions:Other: 2 7/8 x 11/16 x 1 1/2 in. (7.3 x 1.7 x 3.8 cm)
Classification:Gems
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number:06.1161
Robinson, Edward. 1907. "New Greek and Roman Acquisitions: III Gems and Objects in Precious Metals." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2(7): p. 124, fig. 4.
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Richter, Gisela M. A. 1927. Handbook of the Classical Collection. p. 332, fig. 236, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Richter, Gisela M. A. 1930. Handbook of the Classical Collection. p. 334, fig. 239, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Richter, Gisela M. A. 1956. Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman. no. 622, p. 125, pl. 69, Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider.
Richter, Gisela M. A. 2006[1956]. Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, 2nd edn. no. 622, p. 125, pl. 69, Rome: L'Erma di Bretschneider.
Picón, Carlos A. 2007. Art of the Classical World in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greece, Cyprus, Etruria, Rome no. 419, pp. 362, 487, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Draper, James David. 2008. "Cameo Appearances." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 65(4): p. 16, fig. 25.
Zanker, Paul, Seán Hemingway, Christopher S. Lightfoot, and Joan R. Mertens. 2019. Roman Art : A Guide through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Collection. pp.190–91, fig. 90, New York: Scala Publishers.
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