1839-1057, THE BIRTH OF BACCHUS. [JUPITER SEATED ON HIS THRONE IN THE CLOUDS, ATTENDED BY HIS EAGLE, RECEIVING THE INFANT, SEMELE RECLINING ON A CLOUD BENEATH]

Record Number: 40001930
Sub-database: Poniatowski
Reference Number: 1839-1057
Material of Original Gem: Cornelian
Description: THE BIRTH OF BACCHUS. [JUPITER SEATED ON HIS THRONE IN THE CLOUDS, ATTENDED BY HIS EAGLE, RECEIVING THE INFANT, SEMELE RECLINING ON A CLOUD BENEATH]
Inscription Greek: ΣΩΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ
Signature: Sostratos
Attributed To:
Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
Previous Collections:
- Catalogue des pierres gravées antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): II.18
- Daktyliothek Poniatowski 1832, Antikensammlung Berlin
- Christie's, London: 1839-1057
- Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, L.: La collezione Paoletti. Stampi in vetro per impronte di intagli e cammei vol.I (2007): VII.170
Comments: Glass impression in a private collection, curated by Alenka Simončič, National Gallery of Slovenia.

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