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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE HERCULES
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The hero depicted nude, standing with his weight on his left leg, his right relaxed and bent at the knee, resting his right hand on the top of his club, holding the apples of the Hesperides in his left, the skin of the Nemean lion draped over his left forearm, with a full beard, his long hair bound in a fillet, the ties falling on to his shoulders
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The hero depicted nude, standing with his weight on his left leg, his right relaxed and bent at the knee, resting his right hand on the top of his club, holding the apples of the Hesperides in his left, the skin of the Nemean lion draped over his left forearm, with a full beard, his long hair bound in a fillet, the ties falling on to his shoulders
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, early 1980s.