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421, A youth with his chlamys over his arms is leaning on a tree on which which hangs a ribbon; the tree's roots are shown among rocks. He is looking down at a figure, not certainly a woman (short hair) bare to the waist, seated on the ground, supported on a conical shield. Behind is a rocky feature on which a bird stands, its head bent down.

  • Record Number: 40004586
  • Sub-database: Marlborough
  • Reference Number: 421
  • Period of Original Gem: 18th cent.
  • Material of Original Gem: Cornelian
  • Description: A youth with his chlamys over his arms is leaning on a tree on which which hangs a ribbon; the tree's roots are shown among rocks. He is looking down at a figure, not certainly a woman (short hair) bare to the waist, seated on the ground, supported on a conical shield. Behind is a rocky feature on which a bird stands, its head bent down.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 60
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 421
  • Size: 18x15
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