179, A naked Nereid holding a stylis seated on a Triton, wrapped around her, her hand at his neck. The Triton wears a horned-animal skin (a griffin?). A small naked boy 'with windblown hair' (Beazley) holds the Triton's tail.
Description: A NAKED NEREID HOLDING A STYLIS SEATED ON A TRITON, WRAPPED AROUND HER, HER HAND AT HIS NECK. THE TRITON WEARS A HORNED-ANIMAL SKIN (A GRIFFIN?). A SMALL NAKED BOY 'WITH WINDBLOWN HAIR' (BEAZLEY) HOLDS THE TRITON'S TAIL.
Last Recorded Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: 27.784
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 32
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 179
Size: 21X17X2.5
Comments: FURTWÄNGLER TOOK THE STONE FOR ANCIENT, BEAZLEY FOR 16TH CENT. THE REVERSED TYPE APPEARS ON AN ANCIENT MEDICI GEM IN NAPLES (SEE LHG; WITHOUT THE SMALL BOY).
