A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERCULES
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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERCULES

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERCULES
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The aged hero with deeply drilled curly hair and a full beard, with a small mouth and thick mustache, a large nose and ridged prominent brow, the eyes articulated, the type loosely based on a 4th century B.C. Greek original by Lysippos
3 1/8 in. (8 cm) high

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