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L1, Portrait: Queen Elizabeth I crowned with the lionskin of Hercules, as Omphale. Her elaborate hairstyle with flower to one side, ruff, partlet, pearls, necklaces and pendant set with a large stone flanked by putti are shown in detail.

  • Record Number: 40010402
  • Reference Number: L1
  • Material of Original Gem: Agate
  • Description: Portrait: Queen Elizabeth I crowned with the lionskin of Hercules, as Omphale. Her elaborate hairstyle with flower to one side, ruff, partlet, pearls, necklaces and pendant set with a large stone flanked by putti are shown in detail.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Ladrière, (Guy), Paris
  • Previous Collections:
    • Scarisbrick, D.; Wagner, C.; Boardman, J.: The Guy Ladrière Collection of Gems and Rings (2015): no. 1

Last updated 06/05/2024 16:05:00 by Peter Stewart. Copyright © 2003-2025 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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