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Cicada with ram's head (gem in ring setting)

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Description

A cicada with a ram's head walks upright on its hind legs with a plough-like branch on its shoulder, from which two ears of corn hang down at the front. At the back it runs out like a downward-pointing horn of plenty, which ends in a capricorn (Capricornus). Below it is a bee in view. In front of the cicada a snail in profile. Baseline.

Formerly August Kestner Collection, Rome

Material/Technique

Chalcedony / carved; in gold setting

Measurements

Height: 1.12 cm, width: 1.41 cm (with setting)

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Literature

  • Schlüter, Margildis - Platz-Horster, Gertrud (1975): Antike Gemmen in deutschen Sammlungen IV. Hannover, Kestner Museum, Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. Wiesbaden, 221 Nr. 1123, Taf. 151
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The Museum August Kestner is named after August Kestner (1777-1853). The oldest municipal museum in the state capital Hanover is enclosed by a listed...

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