LOT 0108 Roman Figure of Hercules
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2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze figure of Hercules (Greek Herakles) standing nude with left leg forward, left arm resting on a club, right arm resting on his hip; mounted on a custom-made stand, the statue recalls the well known model of the Farnese Hercules. Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 100, for type; see Gasparri C., (ed.), Le sculture delle Terme di Caracalla, in Le sculture Farnese, vol. 3, Milano, Electa, 2010, for discussion on the Farnese Hercules.253 grams total, 14.3cm including stand (5 3/4"). Property of a Durham, UK, lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, of Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, 29 June 1970, lot 74; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by a collector’s tag, and a copy 1970 catalogue. The Farnese Hercules is a 317cm high Hellenistic marble sculpture by Glycon of Athens, dating from the 3rd century AD, kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, which appears to be a copy of the bronze original created by Lysippus in the 4th century BC. His signature can be found on the rock, under the club.
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