511, A cavalry combat. Seven armed horsemen with shields
with head devices, spears, and a standard labelled S.P.Q.R.
at the left, one with an elephant outlined on it at the
right, in a mêlée. At the left a man on a plunging horse,and a fallen man wearing a tunic, holding a standard.
Shield devices have grotesque frontal heads.
Description: A cavalry combat. Seven armed horsemen with shields
with head devices, spears, and a standard labelled S.P.Q.R.
at the left, one with an elephant outlined on it at the
right, in a mêlée. At the left a man on a plunging horse,and a fallen man wearing a tunic, holding a standard.
Shield devices have grotesque frontal heads.
Last Recorded Collection: Ladrière, (Guy), Paris
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 616
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 511
Shape: Cameo
Size: 27x20
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