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LOT 0169
Roman Bronze Figure of Hercules
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (115 grams, 86 mm).
Depicted nude in a contrapposto stance with the weight on his left leg, holding a club in the crook of his left hand with a lion-skin draped over the arm, and a cup in his right hand.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12615-234681.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 105, for the type.
FootnotesThe statuette, perhaps of Gallo-Roman origin, was likely part of a private lararium. It is a provincial work, but well-proportioned. Unlike other statuettes of this type, Hercules is beardless. The upper part of the head was probably covered by a laurel crown.
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LOT 0169
Roman Bronze Figure of Hercules
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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