Lot Essay
For related examples, see nos. 25-29a in J. Boardman, "Herakles," in LIMC, vol. IV.
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PROPERTY FROM A TEXAS PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERCLE
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE HERCLE
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
The youthful hero depicted nude, his musculature finely detailed, standing with his knees bent, his left leg advanced, poised as if to attack, brandishing his club in his raised right hand, his left arm extended, draped with the separately-made pelt of the Nemean lion, his hand fisted around a separately-made snake, its face and eyes incised, his short hair arranged in a cap-like coiffure
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
The youthful hero depicted nude, his musculature finely detailed, standing with his knees bent, his left leg advanced, poised as if to attack, brandishing his club in his raised right hand, his left arm extended, draped with the separately-made pelt of the Nemean lion, his hand fisted around a separately-made snake, its face and eyes incised, his short hair arranged in a cap-like coiffure
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Christos G. Bastis (1904-1999), New York and Palm Beach.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1983.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1983.