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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE HEAD OF HERAKLES
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Hollow, the front of the head modelled showing the hero with full sensuous lips and fleshy brow, his face framed by curls, wearing a lion pelt over his head which hangs down either side of his neck, the lion's closed eyes, nose, right ear and whiskers detailed, with row of teeth and a right fang arching over the head of the hero, fragment missing from left side
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Hollow, the front of the head modelled showing the hero with full sensuous lips and fleshy brow, his face framed by curls, wearing a lion pelt over his head which hangs down either side of his neck, the lion's closed eyes, nose, right ear and whiskers detailed, with row of teeth and a right fang arching over the head of the hero, fragment missing from left side
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high