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5, At the centre a bust herm behind a flaming altar. Around it four Erotes: at left one seated with a goat, at right one kneeling to attend to a large pot; beside the statue two others, one with tambourine, the other dressed, with a thyrsos?. Ground line.

  • Record Number: 40004725
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 5
  • Material of Original Gem: ONYX
  • Description: AT THE CENTRE A BUST HERM BEHIND A FLAMING ALTAR. AROUND IT FOUR EROTES: AT LEFT ONE SEATED WITH A GOAT, AT RIGHT ONE KNEELING TO ATTEND TO A LARGE POT; BESIDE THE STATUE TWO OTHERS, ONE WITH TAMBOURINE, THE OTHER DRESSED, WITH A THYRSOS?. GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1102
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 200
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 5
  • Shape: CAMEO
  • Size: 13X8
  • Comments: SET IN A MODERN GOLD RING
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Last updated 22/04/2024 16:56:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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