Top view of gem, with figure of Dionysos in relief

Right side view of gem, showing Dionysos's hand grasping vine branch

One of Herakles' adventures: the hero is depicted with Athena, in her aegi...

Left side view of gem, showing vine branch

Cast of Herakles' adventures: the hero is depicted with Athena, in her aeg...

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Summary: One of Herakles' adventures; the hero is depicted with Athena, in her aegis, a man, possibly Nereus, and a woman
Type: Pseudo-scarab
Material: Sard
Date: 550 BC - 500 BC
Style: Archaic
Dimensions: L. 0.016 m., W. 0.01 m.
Culture: Etruscan


Material Description: Clear

Donor: Francis Bartlett Donation

Sources Used: Lewes 1920, no. 35 ter.