Note 1335 — Chapter X · ORPHIC MYSTERIES. (continued 2)
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Müller-Wieseler II. 54. The gem was formerly in the Marlborough Coll. It is published in phototype and discussed by Dr Furtwängler, Ancient Gems, pl. LVII. ii. p. 339. It is now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The antiquity of both the artist’s signature and the gem itself is accepted by Prof. Furtwängler, but has been questioned by many competent archaeologists. As I have not seen the original I am unable to express any certain conviction. For a full account of the controversy see Boston Museum Annual Report, XXIV., 1900, p. 88.