Dionysos on his chariot, drawn by centaurs
Sardonyx. 1st century BCE.
2.3 × 3.1 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 282.Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum

Dionysos on his chariot, drawn by centaurs.

Sardonyx. 1st century BCE.
2.3 × 3.1 cm.
Inv. No. Ж 282.

Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).

Origin:
Acquired from the Duke of Saint Morys collection in 1792.
Literature:
Stefani, Putevoditel, str. 66; Maksimova, Reznye kamni, str. 98; Miliotti, Description, pl. 49; Vollenweider, Steinschneidekunst, S. 35, Taf. 23.
Credits:
© 1971. Photo, text: Neverov O. Antique cameos in the Hermitage Collection. Aurora Art Publishers. Leningrad. 1971. P. 84, pl. 42.
Keywords: gemma glyptics gem gems glittica gliptica gemme glyptik glyptique ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque διώνυσος dionysus dioniso dionysos hellenistic egypt egitto tolemaico ellenistico ägypten égypte hellénistique kένταυρος kentauros centaurus centauri centaur centaurs centauro kentaur zentaur centaure centaures καμέα κάμερες cameo cameos cammeo cammei kamee camée kameo sardonyx sardonica on his chariot drawn by thyrsus thyrsos centauressa bacchus circle engraver carver gem-cutter sostrates inv no ж 282