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432, A plump woman holding up a dish, before an alatr decorated with a flower, with a bearded figure (Priapus?) standing on it holding a long branch with leaves. Behind the woman a smaller woman holding a covered dish or liknon; at the other side a woman seated on a low bench, her foot on a footstool, playing double pipes. Behind, a tree with two discs (cymbals?) hanging in it. Ground line.

  • Record Number: 40004715
  • Sub-database: Marlborough
  • Reference Number: 432
  • Material of Original Gem: Sardonyx
  • Description: A plump woman holding up a dish, before an alatr decorated with a flower, with a bearded figure (Priapus?) standing on it holding a long branch with leaves. Behind the woman a smaller woman holding a covered dish or liknon; at the other side a woman seated on a low bench, her foot on a footstool, playing double pipes. Behind, a tree with two discs (cymbals?) hanging in it. Ground line.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 190
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 432
  • Size: 46x31 (whole stone 60x45)
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