Object Number | 29-128-208 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Post Classical |
Date Made | 1500-1599 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Agate | Onyx |
Technique | Cameo |
Iconography | Heracles | Lion Skin |
Description | Sommerville: Agate-onyx. Iole, beloved of Hercules. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case M. Vermeule: Agate-Onyx. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of the young Herakles facing to right. He wears the lionskin with paws knotted about his neck. 16th Century. |
Length | 2.4 cm |
Width | 1.5 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
Other Number | 208 - Sommerville Number |
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