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.
- Reference Number: 179
- 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.
- Current Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870)
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009)
- Material: Clear chalcedony
- 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).
Link to this record using the address https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/8744B360-C180-4E6E-B5F5-1E83A8F0C785
