Aphrodite and eagle
Onyx.1st century BCE.
2.7 × 1.8 cm. Inv. Nos. ГР-12688 / Ж. 301.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
Aphrodite and eagle.
Onyx.
1st century BCE.
2.7 × 1.8 cm.
1st century BCE.
2.7 × 1.8 cm.
Inv. Nos. ГР-12688 / Ж. 301.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).
Origin:
Acquired from the Duke of Orleans collection in 1787.
Description:
For analogies, see: 1) Leningrad, Hermitage Museum, Inv. No Ж 21; 2) Den Haag, Münzkabinett; Vollenweider, Steinschneidekunst, Taf. 95, 4.
Literature:
Maksimova, Reznye kamni, str. 96; Vollenweider, Steinschneidekunst, S. 83, Taf. 95, 3.
Credits:
© 1971. Photo, text: Neverov O. Antique cameos in the Hermitage Collection. Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad. 1971. P. 83, pl. 39.
Keywords: gemma glyptics gem gems glittica gliptica gemme glyptik glyptique ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ρωμαϊκή romana roman römische romaine ἀφροδίτη αφροδίτη aphrodite afrodite βένους venus venere vénus hellenistic egypt egitto tolemaico ellenistico ägypten égypte hellénistique καμέα κάμερες cameo cameos cammeo cammei kamee camée kameo bird birds uccello vogel oiseau πουλί three-layered sardonyx sardonica a tre strati dreischichtiger sardoine à trois couches eagle adler aigle aquila αετός from the duke of orleans collection collezione sammlung circle engraver carver gem-cutter sostrates inv no гр-12688 ж. 301
