Intaglio with the Head of Herakles Set in a Ring
This intaglio shows the head of a youthful Herakles in profile to the right. He has long, curly hair covered in part by the lion skin on his head. The paws are tied on the hero's chest in the typical fashion, the so-called Herakles knot. Gems were used as seals and as jewelry...
Artifact
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id
3149
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.511_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.511_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.511_Fnt_DD_T08.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.511 |
Terms
Medium
carnelian; mount: gold