ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Scarab with Herakles Carrying a Lion
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carving)
CulturePhoenician
PeriodClassical
Datelate 6th-mid 5th Century BCE
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions1/2 x 3/8 x 5/8 in. (1.3 x 1 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2012.032.119
Label TextHerakles strides left, wearing a lion-skin cloak and carrying a lion by its tail in his right hand. Linear border.Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
ca. 310-280 BCE
1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
late 2nd-early 3rd Century CE
2nd Century CE
late 2nd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
4th-5th Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
