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496, Hercules strangling the lion. Below them the lion?s cave
and the heads of a lion (lioness?) and a cub(?) within it, a
tree behind.
- Record Number: 40004838
- Sub-database: Marlborough
- Reference Number: 496
- Material of Original Gem: Onyx
- Description: Hercules strangling the lion. Below them the lion?s cave
and the heads of a lion (lioness?) and a cub(?) within it, a
tree behind.
- Last Recorded Collection: Unknown
- Previous Collections:
- Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 308
- Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 496
- Shape: Cameo
- Size: 39x28
Last updated 22/04/2024 16:56:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2025 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.
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