699, A low open shrine with curved pediment, balls at apex and corners, a pair of Tuscan columns at either side, and outside, two standed pots. Within, a kneeling figure with dress and cap holds up a cup to a blazing altar, a star above it, a standed pot beyond it, and a Priapic herm. Double ground line.
Description: A LOW OPEN SHRINE WITH CURVED PEDIMENT, BALLS AT APEX AND CORNERS, A PAIR OF TUSCAN COLUMNS AT EITHER SIDE, AND OUTSIDE, TWO STANDED POTS. WITHIN, A KNEELING FIGURE WITH DRESS AND CAP HOLDS UP A CUP TO A BLAZING ALTAR, A STAR ABOVE IT, A STANDED POT BEYOND IT, AND A PRIAPIC HERM. DOUBLE GROUND LINE.
Last Recorded Collection: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 233
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 699
