Scarab with Reclining Herakles Set in a Swivel Ring
This scarab bears in image of the hero Herakles carved in intaglio. Herakles is in profile to the right and reclining on the skin of the Nemean lion. The tail is visible between the hero's legs while fur and a paw appear behind his back and below his right leg. His right hand...
Images (2)
Artifact
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8268
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contentType
object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
2
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.494_Back_DD_T08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.494_Back_DD_T08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.494_Back_DD_T08.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.494 |
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Culture
Etruscan