Roman Gold Sheet Plaque with Hercules and Omphale, 1st Century B.C.

(Roman Plaque)

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Item No.
33.37065
Culture
Roman, 1st Century B.C. 
Item Details.
Repoussé work on a thin gold sheet, depicting muscular Heracles standing facing his seated wife Omphale sitting on a rock, another seated figure holding Heracles club. The sheet of delicate thin gold sheet has been set in modern times on plaster for security and preservation.

Provenance: French collection (1990-2000) acquired at a Monte Carlo 2017 auction, ex. important Paris gallery, ex. Private Parisian collection.

Display stand included

Size
10.5 cm D - 4 1/8 inches
Material
Gold and plaster, 6.9 grms 
Condition
Restored 
Categories
Roman
Price.
US$ 3500
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