Two priests holding the sacred shields
Two priests holding the sacred shields (ancile) of the age of Numa Pompilius. The wear short picta tunics with emblems of a Triton and Hippocampus, and cover their heads with veils. In variegated agate. Scudi Ancili. In agata varia. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi after Leonardo Agostini from Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depicti ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi, Abraham Blooteling, Amsterdam, 1685
Picture No
14008143
Media ID
45744735
Size
4746px x 6609px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Leonardo Agostini
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1685 Abraham Blooteling Antique Gem Classical Mythology Depicti Ab Leonardo Augustino Senesi Gemmae Et Sculpturae Antiquae Gemstone Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Hippocampus Leonardo Agostini Numa Pompilius Picta Priests Scutum Triton Variegated Agate
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