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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERWIN HARRIS
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF HERCULES
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF HERCULES
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Carved in high relief, preserving the nude torso of the hero in combat, his burly abdominal muscles finely articulated, his right arm extended back, parts of his characteristic lion skin pelt preserved on his pectorals and upper abdomen, the surface highly polished
4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Carved in high relief, preserving the nude torso of the hero in combat, his burly abdominal muscles finely articulated, his right arm extended back, parts of his characteristic lion skin pelt preserved on his pectorals and upper abdomen, the surface highly polished
4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Salisbury, U.K., 18th century; thence by descent.
with Bruce McAlpine, London, 1994.
Bill Blass (1922-2002), New York.
The Bill Blass Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 21-23 October 2003, lot 467.
with Bruce McAlpine, London, 1994.
Bill Blass (1922-2002), New York.
The Bill Blass Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 21-23 October 2003, lot 467.
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