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339, A fully armed warrior raises an arm, holding his sword, over his head, looking away. Facing him is a naked Apollo, with bladric, with a hand raised to him and holding his bow. Behind him a warrior with shield escapes through an arch in an ashlar wall. Ground line.

  • Record Number: 40004875
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 339
  • Period of Original Gem: 1ST CENT. BC.
  • Material of Original Gem: RED BERYL
  • Description: A FULLY ARMED WARRIOR RAISES AN ARM, HOLDING HIS SWORD, OVER HIS HEAD, LOOKING AWAY. FACING HIM IS A NAKED APOLLO, WITH BLADRIC, WITH A HAND RAISED TO HIM AND HOLDING HIS BOW. BEHIND HIM A WARRIOR WITH SHIELD ESCAPES THROUGH AN ARCH IN AN ASHLAR WALL. GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1059
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 344
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 339
  • Size: 25X22
  • Comments: SET IN A MODERN RING.
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