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The handle of a silver vessel or pan on which are depicted the labours of Hercules. Engraving and etching by James Basire after himself.
- Basire, James, 1769-1822.
- Date
- [1806]
- Reference
- 27853i
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Credit: The handle of a silver vessel or pan on which are depicted the labours of Hercules. Engraving and etching by James Basire after himself. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The roundel below shows Hercules wrestling with Antaeus. Items found at Capheaton, Northumberland, in 1747 and bequeathed to the British Museum by Richard Payne Knight in 1824
Publication/Creation
[London] : [Society of Antiquaries], [1806]
Physical description
1 print : engraving and etching ; image 25.4 x 18.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Js. Basire, delt. & sculpt.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 27853i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores