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Terracotta medallion fragment

mid-2nd century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Prometheus tied up with arms outstretched and eagle pecking at his chest; below Hercules armed with bow and arrow, and wearing lionskin: in field: HERCU LES. The medallion was applied to a vessel as decoration.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta medallion fragment
  • Period: Mid Imperial
  • Date: mid-2nd century CE
  • Culture: Roman, Gallic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red slip ware
  • Dimensions: 2 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (7 × 4.2 × 0.6 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.2139
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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