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Plaquette with Hercules and Diomedes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored, round plaque with scalloped edge. The plaque depicts two men and two horses. The man on the left is wearing a helmet and tunic, and appears to be holding the reins of one horse in one hand and a weapon in the other. The man on the right is on one knee and reaching up toward the other man. The man on the right appears to have no clothes on. The plaque has a decorative border around the edge with small holes between raised sections. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
late 16th century
Medium:
Copper alloy, gold
Culture:
German, probably Augsburg
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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