Head of Hercules
Object type: Cameo
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Maria Elisa Pistrucci
Artist bio: British, 1824–1881, active London and Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: British
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Onyx or sardonyx
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 2 1/16 x 1 11/16in. (5.2 x 4.3cm); 52.4 x 42.7 x 10.6 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Accession year: 1940
Tags: Profiles|Hercules