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45. Onyx : head of youthful Tiberius (?) or perhaps 

 Germanicus. 



4C. Paste : Female figure stooping to right, and putting off 

 her dress over her head. 



2. — Greek and Roman Intaglios : — 



47. Sard : Mercury to right, holding caduceus in right 

 hand, and ram's head in left. Inscribed AIOC1:OVMaOV 

 AioaKovpiSov. This gem is condemned by some writers, but 

 is defended by Furtwangler. It resembles in style a work 

 by Dioscorides, in the Marlborough collection (Jahrb. des 

 Inst., 1888, pi. 8, fig. 22), known as early as 1585, and there- 

 fore free from suspicion (Natter, Methode de Graver, pi., 

 28; Raspe, 2311; Brunn, Griech. Kiinstler, II., p. 492; 

 Furtwangler in Jahrb.des Inst. 1888,, p. 220, pi. 8, fig. 28). 



48. Dark sard : an archaistic figure of Diana, closely 

 draped and standing to left, with hand on antler of a stag at 

 her side. Remains of a cable border. Inscribed HEIOY. 

 This gem has hitherto been known only from a paste of 

 Stosch's, which is already in the British Museum (Catalogue 

 of Gems, No. 765 ; Stosch, Gemmae Ant. Csel., pi. 30 ; Brunn, 

 Griech. Kiinstler, II., p. G13 ; Furtwangler, Jahrb. des Inst., 

 1888, pi. 11, fig. 7, and 1889, p. 70)'. If the gem is the 

 original of the paste, it has been cut down for setting after 

 the paste had been made. 



49. Onyx : Sphinx seated to right, wings raised. Inscribed 

 HEIOY. 



50. Sard : Victory to right slaying bull. Inscribed 

 CaCTlATOY ^(varparov (Natter, Methode de Graver, pi. 29; 

 Winckelmann, Mon. Ined. No. 103 ; Raspe, 7760, pi. 45 ; 

 Brunn, Griech. Kiinstler, II., p. 586 ; Furtwangler in Jahrb. 

 des Inst., 1889, p. 63). 



51. Sard : Satyric mask nearly to front ; fractured on top 

 Inscribed AIOFENHS. 



52. Amethyst : Philoctetes standing to front, leaning on 

 crooked staff and holding bow. Inscribed CEAEYK. 



53. Plasma head of Medusa in profile to right, with wing 

 springing from temple. Inscribed CwCOtAf . The gem was 

 first published with the inscription in 1669 by Canini (Icono- 

 graphia, pi. 97), and afterwards by Stosch, (Gemmae Ant. 

 Gael., pi. 65), with the inscription incorrectly given as CwCOKA6. 

 It must be read Swo-oc As . . ., and from its early publication 

 it may be presumed to be genuine. From the Ottoboni Col- 

 lection (Raspe, 8985 ; Kohler, III., p. 132 ; Brunn, Griech 

 Kiinstler, II., p. 583; Furtwangler in Jahrb. des Inst., 1888. 

 p. 214, pi. 8, fig. 18). 



0.81. 54. Carnelian • 



