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Chryseis with an attendant bearing presents, praying to Menelaus to restore his daughter

early 19th century
Not on view
The intaglio is a fake, one of six in the Museum's collection, similar in style to those supplied by Italian Neoclassical engravers to Prince Stanislaw Poniatowski of Poland. Carried out in a figural style indebted to that of Antonio Canova, the Poniatowski gems bear the names of the carvers most celebrated in ancient Greece. The deception of the Poniatowski gems was revealed in 1895. The Museum's six were mounted in velvet boxes by Tiffany & Co.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chryseis with an attendant bearing presents, praying to Menelaus to restore his daughter
  • Date: early 19th century
  • Culture: probably Italian
  • Medium: Amethyst and gold
  • Dimensions: Overall (with setting): 1 13/16 × 15/16 in. (4.6 × 2.4 cm)
  • Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cele H. and William B. Rubin, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.109.7
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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