Priam Supplicating Achilles for the Body of Hector
Object type: Cameo
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Giuseppe Girometti
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1780–1851 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1815–25
Medium: Onyx, gold
Dimensions: Overall (in setting): 1 15/16 x 2 1/4 in. (4.9 x 5.7 cm); visible cameo, overall: 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 7/16 in. (4.1 x 4.7 x 1.1 cm), 40.8 x 47.4 x 11.4 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Accession year: 1940
Tags: Men|Achilles