ECL-Bn.9:13-2013
Parts
ECL-Bn.9:13-2013
Identification
Gem: Centaur drawing bow
assigned by cataloguer
Not in Ashby
Description
On an oval gem a centaur leaps to right, aiming an arrow from his bow, at the ends of which are the heads of a lion and a ram. At top centre is a concave panel flanked by garland. At bottom right the gem is shown in its actual size. At bottom centre is a tabula ansata with GEMMA added in pencil. On back a small diagram of intersected triangles
gem
height (actual size): 131mm
width (actual size): 136mm
width (actual size): 136mm
Not in Ashby
The drawing has been mounted on to a piece of backing paper
The drawing has been mounted on to a piece of backing paper
No. 94 written in ink on the backing paper, lower right
pen, black in and grey wash on paper
Production
Unknown (Artist)
c.1710-1730
History and association
• Ashby (omitted by Ashby)