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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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