The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 17, 2025
Intaglio with Male Portrait Bust
500s
Overall: 4.3 x 2.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
While the identity of this man is unknown, his portrait, carved into this gem, preserves his likeness. His family may have commissioned this artwork to remember him by. Do you have any keepsakes that remind you of family members?- (Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
- Milliken, William M. “Byzantine Goldsmith Work.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 41, no. 8 (1954): 190–95. Mentioned and illustrated. www.jstor.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.4