Boethos (gem cutter)

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Boethos (Βόηθος) was a Greek gem cutter from the Hellenistic period, probably from the 2nd century BC. Chr.

He is known only by his signature on a now lost Sardonyx - Kameo with the presentation of Philoctetes , which cools his wound in the leg with a fan, formerly in the collection of the Duke of Northumberland, then collection Beverley.

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SURNAME Boethos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Βόηθος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek gem cutter
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.