| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 7841 | |
| Title: | ENGRAVED CARNELIAN BEZEL FROM FINGER RING | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 7841 | |
| Description: | Large flat oval gem with edges slighlty bevelled on underside. Extremely good workmanship. | |
| Decoration: | In intaglio: Diomedes, seated, with short curly hair, nude torso with well developed musculature, and filmy scarf handing from left shoulder. To right palladion, dressed in chiton and equipped with spear, shield, and helmet. Extremely similar to two signed gems from Augustan period (Furtwangler, Antike Gemmen, pl. XLIX, nos. 1 and 2) of Dionmedes on altar holding a sword, a likely restoration here. | |
| Mythology: | Diomedes, palladion | |
| Material: | Carnelian. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving about 1/2 of two figures; missing lower half. | |
| Period: | 1 st c. A.C. | |
| Chronology: | according to Corinth 12 | |
| Area: | Agora south central | |
| Context: | NB173 P158 | |
| Findspot Description: | Agora S.C., November 12, 1937. Ip. 158. | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 1767; Steinschneidekunst, Vollenweider pl. 41,3 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Agora south central Image: bw 1967 003 09 Image: bw 2000 028 34a Image: bw 2000 028 35a Basket: NB173 P158 Notebook Page: NB 173, spread 88 (pp. 158 - 159) |
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