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| Keywords: Greco-Roman - Gem with Achilles and Cheiron - Walters 421161.jpg This gemstone depicts Cheiron resting on his hind legs underneath a tree on the right He wears a long beard and his hair is arranged in a thick roll around his head A loose piece of cloth or animal skin hangs over his right shoulder He reaches out to grasp the lyre that the nude boy holds in his right arm in order to instruct him The musical education of Achilles by Cheiron is a particularly popular theme on gems The first literary reference to the theme is Roman Ovid Ars Amatoria 1 11 but Achilles' lyre-playing is already mentioned in the Iliad 9 186-89 century 2 1 BC red jasper set in a modern gold ring Bezel cm 1 1 3 ; Ring cm 1 3 1 6 2 06 accession number 42 1161 13447 Chesterfield Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown Bessborough Collection no 31c date and mode of acquisition unknown Tassie Collection no 9207 date and mode of acquisition unknown Marlborough Collection no 339 date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters New York by purchase Dikran Kelekian as agent Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1942 Walters Art Museum 1942 by purchase Museum purchase 1942 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Greco-Roman world Achilles and Chiron Achilles with lyre Education of Achilles | ||||
