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Currently, the working pages on this site can be found on the “EXPLORE” AND “Catalogues” pages.

  • EXPLORE – Search by text and image match the “Catalgoue of Impressions of One Hundred Gems” by Marchant, 1792
    • Master Index – A comparative spreadsheet comparing the entries about Marchant’s 100 gems as found in his 1792 Catalogue, in the Raspe-Tassie Catalogue of 1791, and The Gertrude Seidmann article in the Walpole Journal, 1987.
  • Catalogues – PDF copies of two Catalogues

GEM DETAIL

ETHODÆA or THERA

ETHODÆA or THERA

1792 Catalogue Description

Eldest daughter of Niobe from the head of a statue belonging to the much esteemed group of Niobe in the Grand Duke’s Gallery at Florence. This statue was found with those of the preceding article and appears by the style of sculpture to be of the same time.

Material

Sardonyx
Gem Type

Original Owner

Visc. St. ASAPH

To view a copy of the entry for this imprssion in the original catalogue CLICK HERE.