Gonzaga Cameo: Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe II
Sardonyx in a new silver mount.Alexandria. 3rd century BCE.
15.7 × 11.8 cm. Inv. Nos. ГР-12678 / Ж. 291.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Gonzaga Cameo: Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe II.
Sardonyx in a new silver mount.
Alexandria. 3rd century BCE.
15.7 × 11.8 cm.
Alexandria. 3rd century BCE.
15.7 × 11.8 cm.
Inv. Nos. ГР-12678 / Ж. 291.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).
Origin:
Gift of Joséphine de Beauharnais to Alexander I, 1814; previously in the collection of Gonzaga Dukes, Rudolf of Habsburg and Christina of Sweden.
Description:
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Keywords: gemma glyptics gem gems glittica gliptica gemme glyptik glyptique hellenistic egypt egitto tolemaico ellenistico ägypten égypte hellénistique καμέα κάμερες cameo cameos cammeo cammei kamee camée kameo απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt sardonyx sardonica male female of ptolemy ii and arsinoe capita jugata gonzaga philadelphos helmet ptolemaios aegis auspices headpiece with laureate wreath armour head medusa gorgon evil genius horror uraeus zeus ammon malmaison inv no гр-12678 ж. 291
