Agate ring stone intaglio: fisherman

3rd–2nd century BCE or 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Fisherman crouching on a rock about to lower line.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Agate ring stone intaglio: fisherman
  • Period: Hellenistic or Early Imperial
  • Date: 3rd–2nd century BCE or 1st century CE
  • Culture: Italic or Roman
  • Medium: Agate
  • Dimensions: Length: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
  • Classification: Gems
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.160.692
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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