ECL-Bn.14:97-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.14:97-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Two gems
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
a. On ovoid ground a nude warrior with shield and helmet stands with one foot on the torso of his beheaded enemy. He holds the head before him and gazes at it.
b. An ovoid gem hangs from fillets in front of the letter N in a square panel. On the gem is the head of a bald man to right. Down the left side is the inscription (in reverse) CO NOC.
Beneath the first gem is the inscrription: Appresso l'Autore
b. An ovoid gem hangs from fillets in front of the letter N in a square panel. On the gem is the head of a bald man to right. Down the left side is the inscription (in reverse) CO NOC.
Beneath the first gem is the inscrription: Appresso l'Autore
Content (object)
gem
Dimensions
height (actual size): 135mm
width (actual size): 222mm
width (actual size): 222mm
Inscription
See Description:
Beneath the first gem is the inscrription: Appresso l'Autore
Beneath the first gem is the inscrription: Appresso l'Autore
Inscription description
On the back of the engraving is the number 101 written in ink, this seems to have been amended from 109
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)
Date
c.1710-1730