Diadem made of gold, garnet, carnelian, and sardonyx, 250–150 BC, from Kerch, Ukraine, Loeb Collection. The central motif of the diadem is a “Heracles’ knot.” Above it rises the goddess of victory, Nike, flanked by two sea monsters [2560×2017]

Diadem made of gold, garnet, carnelian, and sardonyx, 250–150 BC, from Kerch, Ukraine, Loeb Collection. The central motif of the diadem is a “Heracles’ knot.” Above it rises the goddess of victory, Nike, flanked by two sea monsters [2560×2017]

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