Glass roundel with head of Herakles

Unknown

ca. 2nd century BCE · Glass, gold ? [No gold - CSL] · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2nd century BCE

Medium

Glass, gold ? [No gold - CSL]

Culture

Greek (?)

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917