Dexamenos of Chios

Chalcedonian precious stone attributed to Dexamenos,^[1] depicting a deer.

Dexamenos of Chios was a gem engraver of Ancient Greece, active in his craft between 420 and 400 BC. He was one of the most talented artists in sculpture, and his works are considered among the finest in their art. There are only four stones signed with his name, but other works are attributed to him due to their style.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The prominent presence of his signature on four works suggests that he was proud of his art.^[5]

Contemporary scholars debate whether he worked in Athens (where he may have been influenced by Phidias) or north of the Black Sea.^[6]

References

^ MK&G Collection Online, Gemme (äsender Damhirsch).
^ Classical Art Research Centre, Dexamenos Archived 2020-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (2018)
^ The State Hermitage Museum, Intaglio in the Form of a Scarabaeoid. A Rooster (2018).
^ Marie-Louise Vollenweider, Le criquet de la collection Seyrig dans l'œuvre de Dexaménos, Revue numismatique, 6e série - Tome 16 (1974), pp. 142-148. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3406/numi.1974.1072, Planches XV-XVI, pour une étude stylistique d'une dizaine de gemmes.
^ Hurwit, Jeffrey M. (2015-06-30). Artists and Signatures in Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press. pp. 34–36. ISBN 978-1-107-10571-3.
^ Voir O.Y. Neverov, Dexamenos of Chios and his Workshop in the Northern Black Sea Region, in Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art from the Hermitage éd. par Anna A. Trofimova et Y. Kalashnik (2007), p. 62-63.

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[1] MK&G Collection Online, Gemme (äsender Damhirsch).

[Beazley-2] Classical Art Research Centre, Dexamenos Archived 2020-11-11 at the Wayback Machine (2018)

[3] The State Hermitage Museum, Intaglio in the Form of a Scarabaeoid. A Rooster (2018).

[4] Marie-Louise Vollenweider, Le criquet de la collection Seyrig dans l'œuvre de Dexaménos, Revue numismatique, 6e série - Tome 16 (1974), pp. 142-148. DOI : https://doi.org/10.3406/numi.1974.1072, Planches XV-XVI, pour une étude stylistique d'une dizaine de gemmes.

[5] Hurwit, Jeffrey M. (2015-06-30). Artists and Signatures in Ancient Greece. Cambridge University Press. pp. 34–36. ISBN 978-1-107-10571-3.

[6] Voir O.Y. Neverov, Dexamenos of Chios and his Workshop in the Northern Black Sea Region, in Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art from the Hermitage éd. par Anna A. Trofimova et Y. Kalashnik (2007), p. 62-63.

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