Etruscan
An Etruscan bronze figure of Herakles, Circa 300 BC
Bronze
Height: 12.1 cm
Lunging forward with his left leg bent, his right leg extended behind, the heel slightly lifted, his right arm raised, once brandishing his club, the left arm extended, the skin...
Lunging forward with his left leg bent, his right leg extended behind, the heel slightly lifted, his right arm raised, once brandishing his club, the left arm extended, the skin of the Nemean lion hooded over his head, the forepaws tied at his neck then draped over his forearm, his left hand holding a bundle, possibly arrows, the hero's musculature finely delineated.
Provenance
With Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1981With Old World Galleries, New York
John Kluge Collection, Morven House, Charlottesville, Virginia
Christie's, New York, 8 June 2004, lot 446