433, A naked sculptor seated chiselling a bearded bust on a wreathed block. Behind it a lidded vase and a herm with a palm branch and shield or tympanon behind it. In the field a star and ribboned hoop. Ground line. On the back inscribed ICHTHYS.
Description: A NAKED SCULPTOR SEATED CHISELLING A BEARDED BUST ON A WREATHED BLOCK. BEHIND IT A LIDDED VASE AND A HERM WITH A PALM BRANCH AND SHIELD OR TYMPANON BEHIND IT. IN THE FIELD A STAR AND RIBBONED HOOP. GROUND LINE. ON THE BACK INSCRIBED ICHTHYS.
Inscription Greek: ΙΧΘΥΣ
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 629
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 433
Size: 15X12
Comments: THE BUST AND VASES ARE BLEACHED BY HEAT (KING 317).
