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T1091, DEATH OF LAOCOON [HIS WHOLE BODY, AS WELL AS THOSE OF HIS TWO SONS, IS COMPLETELY ENFOLDED BY THE SERPENT]

  • Reference Number: T1091
  • Description: DEATH OF LAOCOON [HIS WHOLE BODY, AS WELL AS THOSE OF HIS TWO SONS, IS COMPLETELY ENFOLDED BY THE SERPENT]
  • Inscription Greek: ΑΘΕΝΙΟΝ ΕΠΟΙΕΙ
  • Signature: Athenion
  • Literary Source Record: Moritz
  • Current Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833)
    • Christie's, London
    • Prendeville, J.: Explanatory catalogue of the proof-impressions of the antique gems possessed by the late Prince Poniatowski and now in the possession of John Tyrrell, Esq. (1841)
    • Calandrelli drawing, Antikensammlung Berlin
    • Monson, (Lord)
    • Christie's, London
    • Platz-Horster,G.: L'antica maniera. Zeichnungen und Gemmen des Giovanni Calandrelli in der Antikensammlung Berlin (2005)
  • Material: Cornelian
  • Comments: This could be Tiffany Charity Sale 982: Contest between Titans and Serpents, or T278
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