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Bit Boss with Hercules and Diomedes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored, ornate pendant or medallion with a scalloped edge. The medallion features an embossed scene of two men wrestling. One man, on the right, is shirtless and bearded; the other man, on the left, wears a lionskin and holds a club. The man in the lionskin appears to pull the other man's arm. The pendant has three holes, one at the top, and one on each side toward the bottom. The background of the image is gray. Bit Boss with Hercules and Diomedes.

Artwork details

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