Lot Essay
For a similar example of the Fighting Hercules type, see no. 143 in Jucker, Italy of the Etruscans.
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PROPERTY FROM THE LEMONOPOULOS COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERCLE
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERCLE
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The hero depicted nude, his left leg advanced, the knee bent, his right arm raised and bent acutely at the elbow, perhaps originally holding his club through a perforation in the hand (now filled), his left arm lowered and extended outward, his lionskin draped over his forearm, another attribute once gripped in his left hand, his hair with vertical ridges framing his face; some traces of gilding preserved
4½ in. (11.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The hero depicted nude, his left leg advanced, the knee bent, his right arm raised and bent acutely at the elbow, perhaps originally holding his club through a perforation in the hand (now filled), his left arm lowered and extended outward, his lionskin draped over his forearm, another attribute once gripped in his left hand, his hair with vertical ridges framing his face; some traces of gilding preserved
4½ in. (11.3 cm.) high
Provenance
The Lemonopoulos Collection, Florida, acquired in the 1980s or earlier.
Exhibited
Tampa, Florida, Tampa Museum of Art, 1995-2010.
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