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165, Diomedes, cloak over arm, escaping from Troy over a wreathed altar, holding a sword and the Palladion statue of Athena; greeted by Odysseus, dress over arm holding scabbard, pointing to the feet of a dead Trojan guard or priest whom he has slain, behind him a block. Between them a pillar bearing a three-quarter back statue of Poseidon, cloak over shoulder, holding a trident. Top right, the gate and walls of Troy. Ground line. Inscribed by the artist, on the altar Felix; with the name of the owner, Calpurnius Severus, above .

  • Record Number: 40004872
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 165
  • Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
  • Description: DIOMEDES, CLOAK OVER ARM, ESCAPING FROM TROY OVER A WREATHED ALTAR, HOLDING A SWORD AND THE PALLADION STATUE OF ATHENA; GREETED BY ODYSSEUS, DRESS OVER ARM HOLDING SCABBARD, POINTING TO THE FEET OF A DEAD TROJAN GUARD OR PRIEST WHOM HE HAS SLAIN, BEHIND HIM A BLOCK. BETWEEN THEM A PILLAR BEARING A THREE-QUARTER BACK STATUE OF POSEIDON, CLOAK OVER SHOULDER, HOLDING A TRIDENT. TOP RIGHT, THE GATE AND WALLS OF TROY. GROUND LINE. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST, ON THE ALTAR FELIX; WITH THE NAME OF THE OWNER, CALPURNIUS SEVERUS, ABOVE .
  • Inscription Greek: ΦΗΛΙΞ ΕΠΟΙΕΙ ΚΑΛΠΟΥΡΝΙΟΥ ΣΕΟΥΕΡΟΥ
  • Last Recorded Collection: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: 1966.1808
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 341
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 165
  • Size: 35X26X3
  • Comments: HEAVILY POLISHED.
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