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407, A dancing satyr, head, one arm and leg thrown back, holding a thyrsos and kantharos, an animal skin over one arm. A crater on its side on the ground line.

  • Record Number: 40004745
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 407
  • Period of Original Gem: 18TH CENT.
  • Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
  • Description: A DANCING SATYR, HEAD, ONE ARM AND LEG THROWN BACK, HOLDING A THYRSOS AND KANTHAROS, AN ANIMAL SKIN OVER ONE ARM. A CRATER ON ITS SIDE ON THE GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 218
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 407
  • Size: 16X13
  • Comments: MOUNTED IN A RING ENAMELLED WITH THYRSOI AND VINES (SEE KING 1861, 317).
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:15:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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