T93, PLUTO AND PROSERPINE SEATED ON A THRONE. PLUTO HAS THE TIARA ON HIS HEAD, THE BIDENT IN HIS RIGHT HAND; PROSERPINE HOLDS A TORCH TURNED DOWN AND ENWREATHED WITH A SERPENT. AT THEIR FEET IS CERBERUS

Record Number: 40000123
Sub-database: Poniatowski
Reference Number: T93
Material of Original Gem: Chalcedony
Description: PLUTO AND PROSERPINE SEATED ON A THRONE. PLUTO HAS THE TIARA ON HIS HEAD, THE BIDENT IN HIS RIGHT HAND; PROSERPINE HOLDS A TORCH TURNED DOWN AND ENWREATHED WITH A SERPENT. AT THEIR FEET IS CERBERUS
Inscription Greek: ΚΡΟΜΟΥ
Signature: Kromos
Last Recorded Collection: Bern, Kunstmuseum; Merz Collection: DL 633
Previous Collections:
- Catalogue des pierres gravées antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): I.144
- Christie's, London: 1839-2179
- 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): 93
Comments: 46.5X39X3.5

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