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Intaglio with Bust of Herakles
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
Image courtesy Emory Libraries Digitization
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Intaglio with Bust of Herakles

AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
Place FoundEgypt, Africa
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Date1st Century BCE
MediumMicrocrystalline Chalcedony var. sardonyx
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 3/16 x 1/2 in. (1 x 0.5 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2012.032.131
Label TextBust of Herakles facing left, wearing a wreath and lionskin.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, acquired from Kevork Simonian [Nomis Antiquities], Van Nuys, California, June 24, 1994.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art