40004760, Marlborough, 699, A low open shrine with curved pediment, balls at apex and corners, a pair of Tuscan columns at either side, and outside, two standed pots. Within, a kneeling figure with dress and cap holds up a cup to a blazing altar, a star above it, a standed pot beyond it, and a Priapic herm. Double ground line., Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009), Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870), no. 699, Agate
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