ECL-Bn.14:30-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.14:30-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Gem: death of Aeschylus
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
In an oval surround, Aeschylus, half-draped, sits on a base to left, drinking from a shallow cup. An eagle flies overhead and drops a tortoise on to his head.
Above the gem is the inscription: AESCHYLUS
Below the gem is the inscription: Apud Cl. Genebrier D. M. in Gemma
Above the gem is the inscription: AESCHYLUS
Below the gem is the inscription: Apud Cl. Genebrier D. M. in Gemma
Content (object)
gem
Dimensions
height (actual size): 251mm
width (actual size): 191mm
width (actual size): 191mm
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)
Date
c.1710-1730