3rd – 2nd century, male.
Engraver (stone).
Ancient Greek.
Nicandrus was an engraver of precious stones, including Portrait of a Woman.
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Nicandrus
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Phidias II
3rd century, male.
Engraver (stone).
Ancient Greek.
London (British Mus.): Hyacinth (fragment)
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Philon II
3rd – 2nd century, male.
Engraver (stone).
Ancient Greek.
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Pyrgoteles
4th century, male.
Active during the second half of the 4th century BC.
Cameo engraver.
Ancient Greek.
Pyrgoteles was the only carver allowed to make cameos bearing the portrait of Alexander the Great.
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Pythodorus III
4th century, male.
Engraver.
Ancient Greek.
Pythodorus' signature has been found on several drachmas and didrachmas. He was active in Crete in the mid-4th century BC and also engraved medals.
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Satyrius
3rd century, male.
Cameo engraver.
Ancient Greek.
Satyrius engraved the portrait of Arsinoe, the queen of Egypt, on crystal.
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Semon I
6th century, male.
Active at the end of the 6th century BC.
Cameo engraver.
Ancient Greek.
Semon is known for a cameo of black jasper representing a woman bathing, now in Berlin.
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Sosis I
3rd century, male.
Cameo engraver.
Ancient Greek.
Sosis made a cameo showing Heracles Killing the Centaur.
