A ROMAN BRONZE HERCULES

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE HERCULES
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The aged bearded hero standing with his weight on his right leg, the left slightly advanced and bent at the knee, leaning on his club which is covered by the lionskin, holding the Apples of the Hesperides in his right hand behind his back, on a circular integral plinth
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in 1997.
Anonymous sale; Boisgirard & Associés, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 16 June 2005, lot 37.

Lot Essay

The present figure is based on the 4th century B.C. bronze statue of the Weary Herakles by Lysippos of Sikyon, now known as the Farnese Herakles after the famous Roman marble copy found in the Baths of Caracalla, once in the Farnese Collection and now in the Museo Nazionale in Naples.

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