Priam Supplicating Achilles for the Body of Hector

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

Culture

Italian, Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Milton Weil Collection, 1940

Accession Number

40.20.40

Rights

Public Domain

Tags