Jeffrey Spier
Biographic Data
| ID | 1492018 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Spier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Spier |
| SIGNATURE | SPIER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Most Fowl
Three previously unpublished gems are discussed, all representing deities in composite form, partly as birds. These are an intaglio depicting Athena as an owl, a cameo showing Ares as a cock, and another intaglio with the head of a composite Hermes-cock. The Hermes-cock figure appears on bronze tintinnabula of the first century that served as good luck charms
A lost consular diptych of Anicius Auchenius Bassus (A.D. 408) on the mould for an ARS plaque
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Sir Charles Frederick and the forgery of ancient coins in eighteenth-century Rome
In the early part of the eighteenth century, a number of Englishmen with a special interest in ancient coins travelled to Rome to see the monuments of the city and to acquire coins and antiquities from the shrewd local dealers. Joseph Addison, Andrew Fountaine, Conyers Middleton and Joseph Spence are among those who spent much time in the company of such Roman antiquaries as Marco Antonio Sabatini, Francesco de' Ficoroni, Bernardo Sterbini and Fr…
The “Horned Hunter” on a Lost Gnostic Gem
The noted Provencal antiquarian Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637), perhaps the most dedicated of an international circle of acquaintances studying and collecting classical antiquities in the early seventeenth century, took an especially keen interest in ancient gems. With his friend, the painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), he planned an extensive publication on the subject that unfortunately never saw completion. Although Peiresc foc…
Emblems in Archaic Greece
EMBLEMS IN ARCHAIC GREECE Get access JEFFREY SPIER JEFFREY SPIER University College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 37, Issue 1, December 1990, Pages 107–130, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1990.tb00222.x Published: 12 March 2010
Emblems in Archaic Greece
EMBLEMS IN ARCHAIC GREECE Get access JEFFREY SPIER JEFFREY SPIER University College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 37, Issue 1, December 1990, Pages 107–130, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1990.tb00222.x Published: 12 March 2010
A lost consular diptych of Anicius Auchenius Bassus (A.D. 408) on the mould for an ARS plaque
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Emblems in Archaic Greece
EMBLEMS IN ARCHAIC GREECE Get access JEFFREY SPIER JEFFREY SPIER University College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 37, Issue 1, December 1990, Pages 107–130, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1990.tb00222.x Published: 12 March 2010
The “Horned Hunter” on a Lost Gnostic Gem
The noted Provencal antiquarian Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637), perhaps the most dedicated of an international circle of acquaintances studying and collecting classical antiquities in the early seventeenth century, took an especially keen interest in ancient gems. With his friend, the painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), he planned an extensive publication on the subject that unfortunately never saw completion. Although Peiresc foc…
Sir Charles Frederick and the forgery of ancient coins in eighteenth-century Rome
In the early part of the eighteenth century, a number of Englishmen with a special interest in ancient coins travelled to Rome to see the monuments of the city and to acquire coins and antiquities from the shrewd local dealers. Joseph Addison, Andrew Fountaine, Conyers Middleton and Joseph Spence are among those who spent much time in the company of such Roman antiquaries as Marco Antonio Sabatini, Francesco de' Ficoroni, Bernardo Sterbini and Fr…
A lost consular diptych of Anicius Auchenius Bassus (A.D. 408) on the mould for an ARS plaque
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Most Fowl
Three previously unpublished gems are discussed, all representing deities in composite form, partly as birds. These are an intaglio depicting Athena as an owl, a cameo showing Ares as a cock, and another intaglio with the head of a composite Hermes-cock. The Hermes-cock figure appears on bronze tintinnabula of the first century that served as good luck charms
Art (5 works) · Classics (3 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work)