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290, Horsemen with Persian caps and spears at either side of a frontal dressed woman with crescent headdress? Above, two snakes. At one side a small female figure, helmeted? Prostrate defeated figures beneath the horses. Beneath the ground line three bowls, and in the field above the horsemen two lamps?

  • Record Number: 40004807
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 290
  • Material of Original Gem: BLOODSTONE
  • Description: HORSEMEN WITH PERSIAN CAPS AND SPEARS AT EITHER SIDE OF A FRONTAL DRESSED WOMAN WITH CRESCENT HEADDRESS? ABOVE, TWO SNAKES. AT ONE SIDE A SMALL FEMALE FIGURE, HELMETED? PROSTRATE DEFEATED FIGURES BENEATH THE HORSES. BENEATH THE GROUND LINE THREE BOWLS, AND IN THE FIELD ABOVE THE HORSEMEN TWO LAMPS?
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 280
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 290
  • Size: 16X14
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:15:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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