Polyklet (gem cutter)

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Polyklet (Greek Πολύκλειτος, Polykleitos) was a Greek gem cutter who probably worked in Rome during the early Roman Empire .

He is known only by his signature on a glass paste (now in Berlin, Antikensammlung ) after a lost Carnelian - Gemme with the presentation of the robbery of the Palladion . Other gems with the signature of Polyklet are modern works.

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SURNAME Polyclet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek gem cutter
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century or 2nd century
DATE OF DEATH 1st century or 2nd century