Lot Essay
For a similar treatment of musculature and lion skin, cf. G. Capecchi, L'Archivio Storico Fotografico di Stefano Bardini: Arte Greca Etrusca Romana, Florence, 1993, no. 42.
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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF HERCULES
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Standing with his weight on his left leg, a slight twist to the body, with well-defined pectorals and abdominal muscles, wearing the Nemean lion-skin tied around his neck and draped over his shoulders and left arm
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Standing with his weight on his left leg, a slight twist to the body, with well-defined pectorals and abdominal muscles, wearing the Nemean lion-skin tied around his neck and draped over his shoulders and left arm
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high
Provenance
New York art market, prior to 1972.
Van der Berge collection, Belgium, 1972.
with Stolper Gallery, Munich, 1982.
Van der Berge collection, Belgium, 1972.
with Stolper Gallery, Munich, 1982.
Brought to you by
Georgiana Aitken
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