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420, Perseus stands, dress at his back, holding his sickle-sword down, and the head of Medusa, with dress, behind his back. Short ground line.
- Record Number: 40004633
- Sub-database: Marlborough
- Reference Number: 420
- Period of Original Gem: 18th cent.
- Material of Original Gem: Cornelian
- Description: Perseus stands, dress at his back, holding his sickle-sword down, and the head of Medusa, with dress, behind his back. Short ground line.
- Inscription Greek: ΧΡΩΝΙΟΥ
- Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1026
- Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 108
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 420
- Size: 20x14
- Comments: Set in a plain gold ring.
Last updated 22/04/2024 16:56:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2025 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.
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