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A cast of an engraved gem made of gypsum, enclosed in a golden frame, depicts four of the man-eating horses of the Thracian king Diomedes, ready to devour their owner. His chest is already being devoured by one of the horses. A man, most likely Herakles, stands to the right of the horses, while a tree is to the left.
Caption Etruscan scarab with a scene of the man-eating horses devouring the king Diomedes
Mythic people Diomedes (King)
Type Engraved gem
Artist/Creator Etruscan workshop
Current position University of Tartu Art Museum, Esthonia
Index number KMM GE 3:1860
Dating 5th c. BC
Notes
Diomedes ja inimsööjad hobused, Tartu Ülikooli Kunstimuuseum (muis.ee)
Diomedes and the man-eating horses, University of Tartu Art Musuem (europeana.eu)
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