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Source Description
A convex section of bone is carved with Herakles wearing the lion's skin and holding his club. There is a basket of fruit in the background. The carving is broken on all edges except the top, which is squared.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
27200
label
Herakles
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27200
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Herakles
description
A convex section of bone is carved with Herakles wearing the lion's skin and holding his club. There is a basket of fruit in the background. The carving is broken on all edges except the top, which is squared.
provenance
Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Brummer Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
date
4th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
fragments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Hellenistic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
244ec463dc8cceba