Intaglio with Kneeling Hephaistos

late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic) Overall: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm) Citation

This intaglio shows the god Hephaistos kneeling with a shield before him. He raises his left arm holding a hammer to strike.

Artifact

id	id 14710
contentType	contentType object
stage	stage normalized
provenance	provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri	rightsUri CC0
language	language en
pageCount	pageCount 0
source	source import

Source image fields (2)

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sourceUrl	https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.462

Culture

Greek

Medium

brown and white agate

Genre

gems intaglios

createdBy

Greek