Head of Hercules
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: second quarter 19th century
Medium: Sardonyx
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 1/4 x 1 1/16 x 3 5/8 in. (3.2 x 2.7 x 9.2 cm); 32.1 x 26.6 x 9.2 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Accession year: 1940
Tags: Heads|Hercules