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Hercules

Date: 100-299 CE
Dimensions:
H 10.5 cm (H 4 1/8 in.)
Medium: Bronze
Place Found / Excavated:Spain
Period: Roman
Culture: Imperial Rome
Not on View
DescriptionFigurine of Hercules, roughly worked and proportioned. standing on right leg, left leg flexed. he embraces club, which is covered by a Lion's skin, with his left arm. his right arm rests on his hip. he has a small head, the features of a beardless youth, his hair over his forehead. iconocographic type corresponds to resting Heracles by Lysippus
very dark green patina with golden details
Accession Number: D905