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T544, CADMUS THRUSTING HIS LANCE WITH SUCH FORCE THROUGH THE DRAGON'S NECK, AS TO DRIVE IT DEEP INTO THE TRUNK OF AN OLD OAK

  • Record Number: 40000573
  • Sub-database: Poniatowski
  • Reference Number: T544
  • Material of Original Gem: Sardonyx
  • Description: CADMUS THRUSTING HIS LANCE WITH SUCH FORCE THROUGH THE DRAGON'S NECK, AS TO DRIVE IT DEEP INTO THE TRUNK OF AN OLD OAK
  • Inscription Greek: ΚΡΟΜΟΥ
  • Signature: Kromos
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Catalogue des pierres gravĂ©es antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): IV.108
    • Christie's, London: 1839-646
    • Prendeville, J.: Explanatory catalogue of the proof-impressions of the antique gems possessed by the late Prince Poniatowski and now in the possession of John Tyrrell, Esq. (1841): 544
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