Solon, Athenian statesman and poet, c.630-560 BC

Solon, Athenian statesman, constitutional lawmaker and poet, c.630-560 BC. Depicted as an old man of about 80. Engraved gem in cornelian. Solon in Corneola. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venuti's Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750

18th Century Academia Etrusca Antonio Gori Athenian Cornelian Cortona Etruria Etruscan Etruscan Academy Faustus Amideus Francesco Valesio Museum Cortonense Museum Of Cortona Old Man Ridolfino Venuti Sage Solon Vetera Monumenta Wisdom

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