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THB1850s Neoclassical Italian Shell Cameo of Heracles
Lot 55
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Jun 4, 2020
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2020-06-04 10:00:00
2020-06-04 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Europe, Italy, Neoclassical, ca. 1850. Wow! Wow! Wow! An incredible carved shell cameo depicting the profiled head of Herakles (also Herculers, Heracles) donning a Nemean lion headdress. The details are so finely delineated. Note the naturalism conveyed by Herakles' features: those heavy lidded eyes gazing steadfastly ahead, that ever-so-slightly curved nose, his thick brows, and of course his intricately carved full mustache and countless curls of his beard and couffure. Then there is the ferocious Nemean lion head headdress, with its intimidating teeth crowning our Hero's forehead, a textured furry coat, and boldly delineated eyes, nose, and ears - these features clearly larger than those of Herakles to emphasize the scale of the Nemean lion and further emphasize the heroicism of Herakles' first labor! Size: 1.45" W x 1.8" H (3.7 cm x 4.6 cm)
Displaying immense physical strength and courage, Herakles' adventures in the Greco-Roman world were narrated in the canonical Twelve Labors, the first occurring when King Eurystheus asked Herakles to bring him the skin of a fierce lion that terrorized the hillside around Nemea - a seemingly impossible task. Despite the fact that initially Herakles' arrows were utterly useless against this threatening beast, our hero ultimately succeeded, clutching the lion in his muscular arms all the while strategically avoiding its claws, finally choking the wild feline to death.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#134746Beautiful condition with light wear commensurate with age. Light deposits in lower profile areas. Numeral "2" incised into undecorated back.Condition
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