1839-629, CTEISILLA SHOWING TO HERMOCURES THE APPLE ON WHICH SHE HAD WRITTEN. THEY ARE STANDING AT A TRIPOD BEFORE THE ALTAR OF DIANA

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Record Number: 40001701
Sub-database: Poniatowski
Reference Number: 1839-629
Material of Original Gem: Cornelian
Description: CTEISILLA SHOWING TO HERMOCURES THE APPLE ON WHICH SHE HAD WRITTEN. THEY ARE STANDING AT A TRIPOD BEFORE THE ALTAR OF DIANA
Inscription Greek: ΦΙΛΕΜΟΝΟΣ
Signature: Philemon
Last Recorded Collection: Leicestershire Mercury: 5 November 1853 (p. 1)
Previous Collections:
- Catalogue des pierres gravées antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): IV.238
- Christie's, London: 1839-629
Comments: Described in the Mercury as 'the first meeting of Hercules and Dejanira', with the correct signature Philemon.

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