Engraved plaque decpicting Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables
Engraved plaque decpicting Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables
Engraved plaque decpicting Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables
Engraved plaque decpicting Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Engraved plaque decpicting Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables,

4th century CE

Roman
Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
1996-12

Information

Title
Engraved plaque decpicting Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables
Dates

4th century CE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
8.4 x 8.4 x 0.2 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Hans A. Widenmann, Class of 1918, and Dorothy Widenmann Foundation
Object Number
1996-12
Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Imperial (Roman)
Type
metalwork, plaques
Materials
bronze
Techniques
engraving (incising)
Subject
heroes, rakes, mythology, men, stables, figures (representations), rivers

WIth Herbert Cahn, Basel; acquired by Robert Hecht, Jr; purchased from Hecht by the Museum in 1996.

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