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T96, PROSERPINE, IN A CAR DRAWN BY DRAGONS, HAVING DISCOVERED THE NYMPH MINTHE [MENTHE] HOLDING AMOROUS INTERCOURSE WITH PLUTO, METAMORPHOSES HER INTO A PLANT CALLED MINT

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  • Reference Number: T96
  • Description: PROSERPINE, IN A CAR DRAWN BY DRAGONS, HAVING DISCOVERED THE NYMPH MINTHE [MENTHE] HOLDING AMOROUS INTERCOURSE WITH PLUTO, METAMORPHOSES HER INTO A PLANT CALLED MINT
  • Inscription Greek: ΓΝΑΙΟΣ
  • Signature: Gnaios
  • Current Collection: 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)
  • Previous Collections:
    • Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833)
    • Christie's, London
  • Material: Sardonyx
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