Sale 1063
Paris
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20 December 2011
Price realised
EUR 1,000
Estimate
HERCULE EN BRONZE ETRUSQUE, CIRCA IVEME-IIIEME SIECLE AVANT J.C. Le corps trapu et musclé, la jambe droite projetée en avant, son bras droit levé et brandissant un gourdin, aujourd'hui manquant, la peau du lion de Némée sur son bras gauche Hauteur: 11,4 cm. (4½ in.)
Provenance
Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, acquis entre 1930 et 1960, Paris.
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