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669, Weary Herakles seated on his lionskin, on rocks, head on hand holding a sword point-down on his thigh (as if an Ajax). His club on rocks before him. Ground line.

  • Record Number: 40004828
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 669
  • Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
  • Description: WEARY HERAKLES SEATED ON HIS LIONSKIN, ON ROCKS, HEAD ON HAND HOLDING A SWORD POINT-DOWN ON HIS THIGH (AS IF AN AJAX). HIS CLUB ON ROCKS BEFORE HIM. GROUND LINE.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1103
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 299
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 669
  • Size: 16X13
  • Comments: SET IN AN 18TH CENT. RING.
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:15:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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