Theseus restoring Helen to the brothers Castor and Pollux

Medium

Carnelian and gold

Dimensions

Overall (with setting): 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (4.1 × 2.9 cm)

Classification

Lapidary Work-Gems

Culture

probably Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cele H. and William B. Rubin, 1961

Accession Number

61.109.2

Rights

Public Domain

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