Gem in the shape of a scarab (Heracles at the Lion Well), Carnelian, cut, drilled, Carnelian, Total: Height: 1.42 cm; Width: 1.15 cm; Depth: 0.8 cm, Body ornamentation, Glyptic, History of Hercules (Heracles), Late Classical period (Greek antiquity), The pierced Gem has the shape of a scarab The underside is decorated with a field of view framed by a ribbon. It shows a standing, unclothed youth to the left in three-quarter view. The head is shown in profile, his right arm slightly bent, the left one hanging down. The right leg is also angled and placed on the frame of the picture. In his right hand he holds an amphora, his left arm hangs down and is supported by a vertical spear. At shoulder level there is a lion's head fountain. Water runs from the mouth of the lion into the amphora. The representation shows Heracles at the lion fountain.
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