Glass roundel with head of Herakles

ca. 2nd century BCE

Not on view

Translucent deep blue-green; opaque yellow and white, and uncertain color.

Flat disk, with uneven rounded edge and uneven underside.

At center, large head in relief, facing right, with dark hair and beard, wearing a yellow (imitating gold?) wreath of ivy or vine leaves.

Intact; many pitted surface bubbles on head, especially in the hair and beard, iridescence, and thick, creamy weathering.

Artwork Details

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Title: Glass roundel with head of Herakles
Period: Hellenistic (?)
Date: ca. 2nd century BCE
Culture: Greek (?)
Medium: Glass, gold ? [No gold - CSL]; mold-pressed (?)
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 0.9 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.1493
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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