114, Zeus seated frontally with a sceptre, his eagle before him, dress at his waist; to one side a fully armed Ares standing, to the other a figure, dressed with bare torso, holding a crossed stick. The ground line becomes a semicircle below Zeus, supported by the upper part of a man holding a trident (as if Atlas) over rocky ground or waves. Surrounded by the signs of the Zodiac.
Description: ZEUS SEATED FRONTALLY WITH A SCEPTRE, HIS EAGLE BEFORE HIM, DRESS AT HIS WAIST; TO ONE SIDE A FULLY ARMED ARES STANDING, TO THE OTHER A FIGURE, DRESSED WITH BARE TORSO, HOLDING A CROSSED STICK. THE GROUND LINE BECOMES A SEMICIRCLE BELOW ZEUS, SUPPORTED BY THE UPPER PART OF A MAN HOLDING A TRIDENT (AS IF ATLAS) OVER ROCKY GROUND OR WAVES. SURROUNDED BY THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 275
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 114
Size: 43X43
Comments: SET IN GOLD WITH DIAMONDS AND RUBIES, ENAMELLED ROSES. ON THE BACK WREATHES AND A STORK, ENAMELLED.
