Theaetetus of Athens in a helmet with the face of Socrates

Theaetetus of Athens, Greek mathematician, c. 417-369 BC, in a mask with the face of Socrates, Greek philosopher and the founder of Western philosophy, c. - e470 - "399 BC. Helmet or mask in the shape of a dolphin with head of bald bearded man, with fish tail or hair tied with a ribbon. From a jasper gem. Teteto e Socrate. Copperplate engraving by Joseph Testana after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699

1699 17th Century Classical Mythology Dolphin Filososi Giovanni Angelo Canini Greek Myth Iconografia Ignatio Delazari Joseph Testana Mathematician Orator Poeti Ed Oratori Dell Antichita Regi Roman Myth Socrates

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