A gold mounted oval cornelian intaglio mounted as a necklace, the intaglio engraved with the giants Albion and Bergion being destroyed by stones hurled from Heaven in order to save Hercules who stands to one side, quiver in hand, on gold suspension chain which runs around the gold pendant mount, in fitted case, the intaglio early 19th Century, signed Kromou in Greek letters, 5cm. wide

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A gold mounted oval cornelian intaglio mounted as a necklace, the intaglio engraved with the giants Albion and Bergion being destroyed by stones hurled from Heaven in order to save Hercules who stands to one side, quiver in hand, on gold suspension chain which runs around the gold pendant mount, in fitted case, the intaglio early 19th Century, signed Kromou in Greek letters, 5cm. wide
See Plate 4
Provenance
The Poniatowski Collection
Wellington Gems, see Exhibition Catalogue, S.J. Phillips, June 1977, no.382 (illustrated on cover)

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