Rectangular green jasper plaque with white relief scene of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Wedgwood

1966

  • Titles Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides (Descriptive)
  • Artist Wedgwood, England, est. 1759
  • Medium stoneware (jasperware)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; The Buten Wedgwood Collection, gift through the Wedgwood Society of New York, AFI.1105.2008
  • Object Name plaque
  • Classification Plaques

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