The oval gem engraved with a bearded man seated in front of a herm, reading from a scroll.
The oval gem engraved with a bearded man seated in front of a herm, reading from a scroll.
Provenance
Tom Swope Collection, USA European private collection, 19th century
Literature
For a glass gem with a similar scene, once in the Townley Collection, see British Museum acc. no. 1814,0704.2373. Also cf. J. Boardman et. al., The Marlborough Gems, 2009, no. 434.