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LOT 0194
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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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.
LiteratureCf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 85, 89, for type.
FootnotesThe execution is far from naturalistic and was probably produced in a provincial workshop, possibly in Gaul or southern Britain.
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LOT 0194
Etrusco-Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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