Pediment-shaped diadem depicting Herakles fighting the Nemean Lion

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Pediment-shaped diadem depicting Herakles fighting the Nemean Lion

Culture: Greek

Period: Late Classical or Hellenistic period

Date: 4th-3rd century B.C.

Medium: Gold

Dimensions:

1 7/16 x 9 13/16 in. (3.7 x 25 cm)

Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.

Object number: 91.80.32

Provenance: Edward J. Smith, Weehawken, by 1972; sold at his sale, Christie's, London, October 18, 1972, lot 61, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1991

Published References Christie, Manson & Woods, The Edward J. Smith Collection of Antiquities, part 1 (London, Oct. 18, 1972), lot 61.

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Pediment-shaped diadem depicting Herakles fighting the Nemean Lion

Pediment-shaped diadem depicting Herakles fighting the Nemean Lion