CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

Details

AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERCLE
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Dr. H.A. Fawcett, England.
Dr. H.A. Fawcett; Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 13-14 July 1981, lot 328.
with Barakat Antiquities, Jerusalem, acquired from the above.
David Garth (1930-2014), New York, acquired from the above, circa 1981; thence by decent to the current owner.

Lot Essay

David Garth, a renowned political consultant, was instrumental in developing the modern political television commercial. His clients included New York mayors John Lindsay, Edward Koch and Michael Bloomberg as well as governors Hugh Carey, Mario Cuomo and other candidates nationally. Mr. Garth acquired this bronze while working in Israel on behalf of Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

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