180, A beardless wreathed man holding a trident and a nymph with dress around her legs are riding a sea horse. Rocks? and waves at the sides and below. Originally identified as perhaps Antony and Cleopatra, probably regarded as Poseidon and Amphitrite when it was made.
Description: A BEARDLESS WREATHED MAN HOLDING A TRIDENT AND A NYMPH WITH DRESS AROUND HER LEGS ARE RIDING A SEA HORSE. ROCKS? AND WAVES AT THE SIDES AND BELOW. ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED AS PERHAPS ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, PROBABLY REGARDED AS POSEIDON AND AMPHITRITE WHEN IT WAS MADE.
Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1201
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 29
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 180
