Oval gem with Omphale wearing the lion skin of Hercules
Luigi Pichler
(1773–1854)
Giovanni Pichler
(1734–1791)
about 1800 A.D.
Medium/TechniqueGlass
DimensionsLength x width: 20 x 15 mm (13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession number62.1161
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1962: Dr. L. Lahut Uzman Collection (according to his records: Bought: Jan. 16. 62. "Bedelle" 47 Bromfield Street [Boston]; 1962: inherited by Mrs. L. Lahut Uzman; December 12, 1962: one of the group of 20 gems (62.1145–62.1164) purchased by MFA from Mrs. L. Lahut Uzman for a total price of $ 2,200-
mid-5th–4th century B.C.
mid 1st century B.C.
425–375 B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
1st century B.C.