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Source Description
Herakles is shown cutting his club from an olive branch. Bracing the limb against his left thigh and straining backward, he breaks off the projecting spurs of wood. The subject is unusual, but not unique.Apart from the partial loss of its borders, this plaque is well preserved. Plaques like this one and Walters 71.11 usually belonged to a larger set with a thematic cycle and often served to decorate caskets. Lacking rivet holes, the Herakles plaques were probably set into a supportive frame rather than attached to one by pins. Exposure to corroded metal has given this plaque a greenish coloration.
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Document identity
localId
28128
label
Scene of Herakles
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
28128
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scene of Herakles
description
Herakles is shown cutting his club from an olive branch. Bracing the limb against his left thigh and straining backward, he breaks off the projecting spurs of wood. The subject is unusual, but not unique.Apart from the partial loss of its borders, this plaque is well preserved. Plaques like this one and Walters 71.11 usually belonged to a larger set with a thematic cycle and often served to decorate caskets. Lacking rivet holes, the Herakles plaques were probably set into a supportive frame rather than attached to one by pins. Exposure to corroded metal has given this plaque a greenish coloration.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Alexandria, Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
plaques (flat objects)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.2
height
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/4 x W: 3/16 in. (8.2 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
RelatedObjects
18031
med
bone
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6191
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ROM
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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8c99dfe9059aab23
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ece621db1dc7c176
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no
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no