Head of Hercules with the lion's skin and bust of Omphale mid-16th century Italian Gems carved on the back as well as the front became a specialty of sixteenth-century masters. Omphale, legendary queen of Lydia, was a mistress of Hercules. The zigzag of white that emerged in both sides of the grayish brown morsel of agate forcefully highlights both his lion skin and her veil.. Head of Hercules with the lion's skin and bust of Omphale 198275
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