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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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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:15:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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