page_title: Pyrgoteles
hierarchical_section_title: Pyrgoteles
context_page_description: Pyrgoteles was one of the most celebrated gem-engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the fourth century BCE. The esteem in which he was held may be inferred from an edict of Alexander the Great, which placed him on a level with Apelles and Lysippus, by naming him as the only artist who was permitted to engrave seal-rings for the king.
context_section_description: Pyrgoteles (Greek: Πυργοτέλης) was one of the most celebrated gem-engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the fourth century BCE. The esteem in which he was held may be inferred from an edict of Alexander the Great, which placed him on a level with Apelles and Lysippus, by naming him as the only artist who was permitted to engrave seal-rings for the king. (Plin. H. N. vii. 37. s. 38, xxxvii. 1. s. 4.)
caption: Alexander Cameo
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