Orange carnelian gem: Aphrodite with Eros

PP-ID:

PP-5016

Classification:

gem, non-specified

Collection ID:

DE_Kassel-HKH_Ge 184

Collection:

Kassel, Antikensammlung, Hessen Kassel Heritage

Collection Inventory:

Ge 184

Reference Numbers:

Capello 1702, no. 89; AGD III, no. Kassel 184; Michel, DMG, no. 49.2.b_1

Former Collections:

Patin, Charles (Paris, 1633 – Padua, 1693); Capello, Antonio (Venice, 1652–1729); Karl, Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel (Kassel, 1654–1730)

Material:

carnelian, yellow to orange

Dimensions:

14.5 × 11.8 × 4.6 mm

Iconography:

Aphrodite; veil; Eros; kneeling posture

Orange carnelian gem, upright oval, side A convex, side B flat. (Shape 6).

Side A: Aphrodite, with a billowing veil over her head (Zazoff: wearing the Isis-crown), stands on tiptoes, her legs crossed, reaching her hand towards the child Eros kneeling at her feet. Greek inscription around the edge, running clockwise from the top: φερουσα νηιεισ → φέρουσα νηιεις.
Side B: Plain.

Selected bibliography
• Capello 1702 >>, pl. 14, no. 89 (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Montfaucon 1719 >>, vol. 2,2, 375, pl. 171C (see Antiquitatum Thesaurus for details).
• Zazoff, AGD III >>, 244, no. 184.
• Michel, DMG >>, no. 49.2.b_1.