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Pyrgoteles
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Pyrgoteles

Pyrgoteles (Ancient Greek: Πυργοτέλης) was one of the most celebrated gem-engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the 4th century BC. 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 Lysippos, by naming him as the only artist who was permitted to engrave signet rings for the king. (Plin. H. N. vii. 37. s. 38, xxxvii. 1. s. 4.)

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pyrgoteles sicca

speciesPyrgoteles sicca

Pyrgoteles togoensis

speciesPyrgoteles togoensis

Pyrgoteles maculata

speciesPyrgoteles maculata

Pyrgoteles angolensis

speciesPyrgoteles angolensis

Pyrgoteles funebris

speciesPyrgoteles funebris

Pyrgoteles incarnata

speciesPyrgoteles incarnata

Pyrgoteles machadoi

speciesPyrgoteles machadoi

Pyrgoteles reinhardi

speciesPyrgoteles reinhardi

Pyrgoteles usambarae

speciesPyrgoteles usambarae

Pyrgoteles cristatus

speciesPyrgoteles cristatus

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1461983.