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1839-280, MERCURY TEACHING AMPHION MUSIC HE IS STANDING BEHIND THE MUSICIAN, WHO IS SEATED BEFORE THE WALLS OF THEBES, THE STONES OF WHICH ARE PLACING THEMSELVES TO THE SOUND OF HIS LYRE

  • Record Number: 40001456
  • Sub-database: PONIATOWSKI
  • Reference Number: 1839-280
  • Material of Original Gem: SARDONYX
  • Description: MERCURY TEACHING AMPHION MUSIC HE IS STANDING BEHIND THE MUSICIAN, WHO IS SEATED BEFORE THE WALLS OF THEBES, THE STONES OF WHICH ARE PLACING THEMSELVES TO THE SOUND OF HIS LYRE
  • Inscription Greek: ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ
  • Signature: APOLLODOTOS
  • Last Recorded Collection: Christie's, London: 1839-280
  • Previous Collections:
    • Catalogue des pierres gravées antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): I.350

Last updated 01/03/2026 16:29:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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