Apollonios (gem cutter, 3rd century BC)
Ring stone with a portrait of a man
Signature of Apollonios
Apollonios ( ancient Greek Ἀπολλώνιος ) was a Greek gem cutter who worked in the 3rd century BC. Was active.
Two gems have been preserved from Apollonios, which were signed by him and can therefore be clearly assigned. One of the pieces is a garnet ring stone that shows a portrait of a man and dates back to around 220 BC. Is dated. It is believed that this is a representation of the young Athenian statesman Echedemos . The other is an amethyst ring stone depicting a standing Artemis .
The stone with the portrait is in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore , the one with Artemis in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples .
literature
- Werner Müller: Apollonios (III). In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 68.
Remarks
- ↑ Inventory number 57.1698
- ↑ Inventory number 26070 ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apollonios |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἀπολλώνιος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek stone cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |