AN ITALIC BANDED CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO
AN ITALIC BANDED CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO

CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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AN ITALIC BANDED CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The oval bezel depicting Kapaneus, the nude beardless warrior with his body twisted frontally, with well-defined musculature, wearing a crested helmet, a spear in his raised left hand and a shield in his right, in a later gold ring setting
7/16 in. (1.1 cm.) high; ring size P
来源
Ernest Guilhou (1844-1911) collection, Paris.
Superb Collection of Rings formed by the Late Monsieur E. Guilhou; Sotheby's, London, 9-12 November 1937, lot 436 (part lot).
Private collection, UK.

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PUBLISHED:
Seymour de Ricci, Catalogue of a collection of ancient rings formed by the late E. Guilhou, Paris, 1912, p. 20, no. 83.

Kapaneus was one of the 'Seven Aginst Thebes'. As he was climbing the walls of the city, he defied Zeus to stop him and was struck down by a thunderbolt for his hubris. He is shown here after being hit; with his knees buckling and his contorted body collapsing to the ground. For related examples, see G. M. Richter, Engraved Gems of the Greeks and Etruscans, London, 1968, nos 833-837, and J. Boardman and M.-L. Vollenweider, Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Finger Rings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1978, p. 50, no. 213. For another example where Kapaneus's spear is depicted rather than Zeus's thunderbolt, see Richter, ibid., no. 836.

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