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Source Description
This intaglio depicts the head of Herakles in profile to the left and wearing the Nemean lion skin. A segmented border surrounds the image.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7493
label
Intaglio with the Head of Herakles
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
7493
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with the Head of Herakles
description
This intaglio depicts the head of Herakles in profile to the left and wearing the Nemean lion skin. A segmented border surrounds the image.
provenance
Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1942; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
date
5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
gems
intaglios
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Etruscan
med
rock crystal (?)
creator_ids
6291
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ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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1b93b168c3406bd3