Etrusco-Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules

1ST CENTURY B.C.

5 1/4 in. (222 grams, 13.5 cm including base).

Highly stylised figure of the god standing nude with lionskin over his left arm and club in his raised right hand; long segmented hair cascading to the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Published

Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 11th September-2nd December 2024; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.

Literature

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 85, 89, for type.

Footnotes

The execution is far from naturalistic and was probably produced in a provincial workshop, possibly in Gaul or southern Britain.

CONDITION

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