Herakles

3rd-2nd century BCE or modern (Hellenistic or modern) Overall: 6 5/16 in. (16.1 cm) Citation

Shown as a beardless youth, Herakles (Hercule) is nude, with the Nemean lion skin wrapped around one arm. His upraised right arm would have held his club. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.

Artifact

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10299
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Don Marcello Massarenti, Rome, by purchase (his no. 11); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1007

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