Lot 164
A Neoclassical Agate Brooch with a Homeric Scene of Hector, the Prince of Troy
Sale 1139 - Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical
Mar 21, 2023
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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$2,835
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Lot Description
A Neoclassical Agate Brooch with a Homeric Scene of Hector, the Prince of Troy
Width 1 3/32 inches (2.8 cm); 2.4 dwt.
For a comparable intaglio of Prince Hector saying farewell to his family for the last time before leaving the gates of Troy to fight Achilles, see the Tassie impression from the University of Oxford Beazley Archives Classical Art Research Centre Gems database, Inv. no. 40009112.
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