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288, A naked warrior, with helmet, shield and spear, pursues an Amazon on horseback; she holds an axe and has dropped her pelta. Short ground line.

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  • Record Number: 40005181
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 288
  • Material of Original Gem: NICOLO
  • Description: A NAKED WARRIOR, WITH HELMET, SHIELD AND SPEAR, PURSUES AN AMAZON ON HORSEBACK; SHE HOLDS AN AXE AND HAS DROPPED HER PELTA. SHORT GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 605
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 288
  • Size: 17X14
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:17:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

Link to this record using the address https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/B61786F4-3EA0-4781-B2CE-CC24944AE30D

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