GEM DETAIL
PRIAM AT THE FEET OF ACHILLES SUPPLICATING THE REDEMPTION OF HECTOR’S BODY
1792 Catalogue Description
Achilles is represented sitting he turns away his face from Priam yet suffers him to kiss his hand and bathe it with his tears The two remaining figures are Briseis and Alcimus or Automedon See Hom II lib xxiv From part of a bas relief in the Villa Borghese
| Material |
Sardonyx |
|---|---|
| Gem Type | |
| Original Owner |
Rev F H EGERTON |
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