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| Keywords: Roman - Gem with the Head of Herakles - Walters 42511.jpg The sard shows a youthful Herakles in profile facing right He has long curly hair covered in part by the lion skin on his head its paws tied on the hero's chest in the typical fashion the so-called Herakles knot Gems were used as seals but also as jewelry and could reflect mythological figures as represented elsewhere in the arts especially in sculpture AD 1st-2nd century sard set in modern gold ring Bezel cm 1 6 1 2 ; Ring cm 2 2 22 2 22 accession number 42 511 3149 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Roman Empire Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
