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618, Two Erotes are busy with the sails on a ship with a swan prow; waves indicated. The ship looks like an Egyptian reed boat.

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  • Record Number: 40004673
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 618
  • Material of Original Gem: AMETHYST
  • Description: TWO EROTES ARE BUSY WITH THE SAILS ON A SHIP WITH A SWAN PROW; WAVES INDICATED. THE SHIP LOOKS LIKE AN EGYPTIAN REED BOAT.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1219
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 148
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 618
  • Size: 18X12
  • Comments: SET IN A MODERN RING.
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:14:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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