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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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