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Oval gem with Herakles and Kyknos
European
Modern
19th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Length: 18.5 mm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander Cochrane
Accession Number18.386
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionBrown glass cast of an oval intaglio with slightly convex front. Herakles, nude except for the lion skin over his shoulders, in three-quarter view to left, straddling a fallen warrior, nude except for his helmet and shield. Herakles is about to smite his foe, probably Kyknos, with his club. Groundline.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Alexander Cochrane Collection; gift of Alexander Cochrane to MFA, August 1, 1918