Roman Imperial, Ca. 100 AD This marble head, depicting an aged hero with his head facing forward, wearing the skin of the Nemean lion over his head, the lion's teeth sitting above his forehead, the long pointed locks of its mane articulated on the back, with his hair arranged in thick, corkscrew locks, each drilled in the center, with a thick beard of similar curling locks, his lips slightly parted, with a creased forehead and deep-set unarticulated eyes beneath overhanging brows. This attribute of Heracles, known to us from portraits of Alexander the Great, was adopted by numerous Hellenistic kings, who thereby identified themselves with both figures. POSSIBLY OF MITHRIDATES VI EUPATOR, KING OF PONTUS,. For a similar style see:Christie's, December 9, 2010, lot 175. Size: L:290mm / W:240mm ; With stand: 17kg Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.