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| Keywords: Etruscan - Gem with Herakles at Rest - Walters 42494 - Back.jpg This gem shows Herakles reclining to left resting on the lion skin The lion tail is visible between the hero's legs while fur and paw appear behind his back and below his right leg His right hand rests with the club on the ground next to him while he raises a large kantharos with his left in front or him A palm tree behind the hero indicates scenery Depictions of Herakles reclining are attested as early as the 6th century BC but the sculptural type was introduced only in the 4th century BC It shows the almost always aged and bearded hero resting from his labors and as symposiast associating him with the world of Dionysos It became a popular and widespread theme in Hellenistic and Roman times see LIMC 4 1988 s v Herakles 777 1st half 5th century BC carnelian set in a modern gold ring Ring H 3/8 x W 1 x D 1in 1 x 2 54 x 2 54cm ; Gem cm 1 1 5 accession number 42 494 8268 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Etruria in present-day Italy Walters Art Museum license Etruscan art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Heracles in Etruscan art Heracles as an old man Heracles wearing Nemean lion fur skin | ||||
