Ancient Gem
Bernard Picart, French, 1673 - 1733
1722; published 1724
Engraving on laid paper
Plate: 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm)
Plate: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 1/16 in. (33.6 × 25.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
PR.X.996.28.4
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on plate, center: PHOCION / PYRGOTELIS OPUS / Ex Sardonyche Anaglyph exscalptum; lower left: B. Picart sculp. 1722.; lower right: [star]; upper center: LVI
Provenance
Source unknown.
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