Horos (cameo tailor)
Horos ( ancient Greek Ὅρος ) may have been an ancient cameo cutter . Its existence is uncertain.
His name is known from a cameo with the mask of a Silenus . Since the name of Horos was written with an omicron instead of the expected omega , doubts arose early on whether the cameo was actually of ancient origin.
A second cameo of a horos in the gem collection of the abbot Carlo Antonio Pullini, which is supposed to represent the head of Tiberius , is recorded by Charles William King .
literature
- Leonard Forrer : Biographical dictionary of medallists, coin-, gem-, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, etc. ancient and modern. With references to their works, BC 500 - AD 1900. Vol. 2. Spink, London 1904, p. 555 ( digitized version ).
- MB Marzani: Horos . In: Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli (ed.): Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale , Volume 4. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1961.
- Britta Gerring: Horos . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Volume 1: A-K. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 2001, ISBN 3-598-11413-3 , p. 328.
Remarks
- ↑ Cf. already in the first publication Antonio Francesco Gori : Dactyliotheca Smithiana . Venice 1767, p. 26 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Charles William King: Antique gems. Their origin, uses, and value as interpreters of ancient history . 2nd Edition. London 1866, p. 220 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ὅρος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek stone cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 4th century BC BC and 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 4th century BC BC and 7th century |