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14, Fragment. A young satyr skipping, one arm outstretched, the other on the shoulder of Silenos, before and below him, who seems to be pulling something; a thyrsos behind the figures perhaps in the hands of a third missing figure.

  • Record Number: 40004732
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 14
  • Period of Original Gem: 1ST CENT. BC/AD.
  • Material of Original Gem: SARDONYX
  • Description: FRAGMENT. A YOUNG SATYR SKIPPING, ONE ARM OUTSTRETCHED, THE OTHER ON THE SHOULDER OF SILENOS, BEFORE AND BELOW HIM, WHO SEEMS TO BE PULLING SOMETHING; A THYRSOS BEHIND THE FIGURES PERHAPS IN THE HANDS OF A THIRD MISSING FIGURE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: 27.755
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 206
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 14
  • Shape: CAMEO
  • Size: 18X14
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