1839-2129, A HELMET WITH BELLEROPHON AND THE CHIMERA
- Reference Number: 1839-2129
- Description: A HELMET WITH BELLEROPHON AND THE CHIMERA
- Current Collection: Unknown
- Previous Collections:
- Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833)
- Daktyliothek Poniatowski 1832, Antikensammlung Berlin
- Christie's, London
- Burnham, S.M.: Precious Stones in Nature, Art and Literature (1886)
- Westropp, H.M.: A Manual of Precious Stones and Antique Gems (1874)
- Unknown
- Material: Red jasper
- Comments: Burnham: 'The onyx was frequently engraved, a remarkable specimen being afforded by the Corinthian helmet on jasper-onyx. An imitation of this engraving constituted the chef-d'?uvre of the notorious Poniatowsky collection.'
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