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T496, CINYRAS [SON OF PYGMALION] DISCOVERING [IN THE LIGHT OF THE FLAME HIS DAUGHTER] MYRRHA [AND DRAWING HIS SWORD]
Record Number: 40000525Sub-database: Poniatowski Reference Number: T496Material of Original Gem: ChalcedonyDescription: CINYRAS [SON OF PYGMALION] DISCOVERING [IN THE LIGHT OF THE FLAME HIS DAUGHTER] MYRRHA [AND DRAWING HIS SWORD]Inscription Greek: ΠΥΡΓΟΤΕΛΕΣSignature: PyrgotelesLiterary Source Record: Ovid, Metam.Last Recorded Collection: UnknownPrevious Collections: Catalogue des pierres gravĂ©es antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): IV.37 Christie's, London: 1839-1883 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): 496 Monson, (Lord) Christie's, London: June 9, 1851, lot 206 Sharp, (Samuel) Sotheby's, London: 5 April 1883: lot 35
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