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Etruscan Bronze Sculpture of Herakles - FZ.329
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 600
BC
to 400
BC
Collection: Classical
Medium: Bronze
$5,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Herakles, the youthful hero god, stands before
us in majestic splendor. At one time his hand
held a club. His left arm is draped with the skin
of the Nemean lion, and his hand once held the
apple of the Hesperides. A work of this
enormous vigor and regal beauty almost certainly
imitates a larger statue, perhaps a cult image at
some famous temple site. The relatively small
size of the god in no way diminishes his aura of
divinity.
- (FZ.329)
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