Title: Hercules about to hurl Lichas into the sea
Object type: Cameo
Date: first half 19th century
Artist: After a composition by Antonio Canova 
Artist bio: Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Onyx
Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 11/16 in. (5.5 x 4.3 cm); 55.1 x 43.3 x 13 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Male Nudes, term: Hercules