276, Two naked males seated on a draped block at the left, the beardless one holding a staff; Aphrodite frontal, dress loosely around her, holding a baby Eros who seems to run away; a youth with a kithara stands beside Pan with pipes seated on a draped block at the right. Ground line. Nonsense inscriptions

Record Number: 40004803
Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
Reference Number: 276
Material of Original Gem: AGATE
Description: TWO NAKED MALES SEATED ON A DRAPED BLOCK AT THE LEFT, THE BEARDLESS ONE HOLDING A STAFF; APHRODITE FRONTAL, DRESS LOOSELY AROUND HER, HOLDING A BABY EROS WHO SEEMS TO RUN AWAY; A YOUTH WITH A KITHARA STANDS BESIDE PAN WITH PIPES SEATED ON A DRAPED BLOCK AT THE RIGHT. GROUND LINE. NONSENSE INSCRIPTIONS
Inscription Greek: ΜΙΛΤΙΥ ΥΙΛΚΙΥ ΥΗΥΚΙΧ ΤΥ ΚΥΙΛΚ ΛΙΥΙΙΚΥΙ.
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 276
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 272
Size: 28X22
Comments: SET IN A MODERN RING; 'TWO UNRECOGNISABLE PERSONAGES ON THE BACK'.

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