Gem with Achilles Playing the Cithara
![Photograph of an amethyst gem showing a nude male figure seated, playing a stringed instrument. Behind him foliage may be seen. At his feet lies a shield and to his left a sheathed sword, and bow. A Greek inscription runs vertically next to the cithara.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/gem-58-1815/@@images/e9b6e8d9-c367-4fc7-b7a0-ca090786c505.png)
Signed Gem with Achilles Playing the Cithara
- Medium:
- Amethyst intaglio
- Dimensions:
- H. 1.7 cm; L. 1.4 cm
- Date:
- Roman, 75–50 BCE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 58.1815
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Serge Oboukhoff © BnF-CNRS-Maison Archéologie & Ethnologie, René-Ginouvès
The Greek inscription engraved on the gem reads:
ΠΑΜΦΙΛΟΥ
Translation: By (or belonging to) Pamphilos.