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Sardonyx Collection

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Bust of Medusa, a Gorgon with venomous snakes in her hair

Bust of Medusa, a Gorgon with venomous snakes in her hair
Bust of Medusa, a monstrous Gorgon with venomous snakes and wings in her hair in Greek mythology

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Isis breastfeeding her son Horus

Isis breastfeeding her son Horus
Isis, ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility and magic, breastfeeding her son Horus, the falcon-headed god. Isis et Orus

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Figure of Apollo, Greek and Roman god of archery

Figure of Apollo, Greek and Roman god of archery, music, dance, truth and poetry. Holding a lyre. Engraved on sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the art dealer Thomas Moore Slade

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Figure of a horse with the inscription C. Fufius Philostratus

Figure of a horse with the inscription C. Fufius Philostratus
Figure of a Roman horse pawing the ground with the inscription C. Fufius Philostratus, the owner? In sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Portrait of a Greek Muse

Portrait of a Greek Muse. Musa. In sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication

Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication
Portrait of Mercury, Roman god of commerce and communication with petasos, caduceus, cloak and winged ankles

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Bacchus with thyrsus riding a centaur

Bacchus with thyrsus riding a centaur
Bacchus, Roman god of win, with thyrsus (pine-cone staff) riding a centaur with its hands tied behind its back

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Bacchus and Ariadne on a chariot on Naxos island

Bacchus and Ariadne on a chariot on Naxos island
Ariadne sits in a chariot drawn by two winged cheetahs on the island of Naxos. Bacchus, Roman god of wine, with his thyrsus (pine-cone staff) supports her

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowl

Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowl
Naked Etruscan faun squeezing grapes into a bowl. In sardonyx and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman general

Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman general
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, 236/235-183 BC, Roman general and military commander. Scipio Africanus. In sardonyx, coelatus and dactylotheca

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Omphale, Queen of Ludia, combing Greek hero Hercules hair

Omphale, Queen of Ludia, combing Greek hero Hercules hair. He reaches out for the skin of the Nemean lion

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Cupid, with whip and bridle, mounted on a lion

Cupid, with whip and bridle, mounted on a lion
Cupid, Roman god of love, with whip and bridle, mounted on a lion. The lion holds a goat's head between his paws. Cupid curbing a Lion. From a sardonyx in the Cabinet of Strozzi

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Bust of an allegorical female figure of Africa with elephant-hea

Bust of an allegorical female figure of Africa with elephant-hea
Head of a woman with curls under an elephant-head helmet, an allegorical female figure of Africa. From an ancient oval gem in sardonyx. Africa

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Bust of Emperor Claudius, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

Bust of Emperor Claudius, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. Claudio. In cameo of celestial blue on sardonyx base

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Winged figure of Victoria driving a biga

Winged figure of Victoria driving a biga
Winged figure of Victoria, Roman goddess of Victory, driving a biga, a two-horse chariot. In cameo of sardonyx and sapphire. Biga. In cameo

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Ruins of the mausoleum to Drusus near Mainz, Germany

Ruins of the mausoleum to Drusus near Mainz, Germany
Ruins of the Drususstein (Drusus stone) mausoleum to Nero Claudius Drusus near Mainz. Drusus died battling the Chatti Germanic tribes in 9BC. Vestigia di un Sepolcro

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Precious stones including agate, onyx, opal and sardonyx

Precious stones including agate, onyx, opal and sardonyx.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Adolph Kenngotts Mineralogy section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Mocha stone, sardonyx and agate

Mocha stone, sardonyx and agate
Mocha stone and sardonyx cameos resting on artificially dyed slabs of agate. All these varieties of chalcedony derive from the cryptocrystalline quartz group

Background imageSardonyx Collection: Birthstone Series: Sardonyx

Birthstone Series: Sardonyx
A specimen of Sardonyx, a variety of quartz, from the Natural History Museum, London. Sardonyx is the birthstone for the month of August (along with Peridot). Photographed by Harry Taylor


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