Menu
Search
Main Site Gandhara ConnectionsVase Corpus (CVA Online)
Search

465, Above a segment of the world globe, Ares, in helmet and cloak, seated on a rock; Aphrodite fully dressed dancing and accompanied by Eros; Apollo playing his lyre; Zeus seated, back view, turning to look back at Artemis (?), naked upper part, holding up a bow, and Poseidon(?) as a seated naked male on a rock. Beside Zeus, his eagle.

  • Record Number: 40004702
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 465
  • Material of Original Gem: SARDONYX
  • Description: ABOVE A SEGMENT OF THE WORLD GLOBE, ARES, IN HELMET AND CLOAK, SEATED ON A ROCK; APHRODITE FULLY DRESSED DANCING AND ACCOMPANIED BY EROS; APOLLO PLAYING HIS LYRE; ZEUS SEATED, BACK VIEW, TURNING TO LOOK BACK AT ARTEMIS (?), NAKED UPPER PART, HOLDING UP A BOW, AND POSEIDON(?) AS A SEATED NAKED MALE ON A ROCK. BESIDE ZEUS, HIS EAGLE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 177
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 465
  • Shape: CAMEO
  • Size: 29X26
Image

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

Link to this record using the address https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/3F64B612-F843-4D8A-84C7-6669ACA07366

My photograph albums
Site map Copyright Accessibility Privacy statement Contact us
Gandhara Connections
Gandhara Connections on Facebook
Gandhara Connections on Twitter
Back to top