Head of Herakles Refashioned as a Weight
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.71
Even without his club or lion skin, the short curly hair and full curly beard identify this miniature head as that of Herakles. The eyes and mouth were likely once inlaid. His upward gaze suggests the head may be based on the Herakles Epitrapezios by Lysippos, the personal scu...
Sculpture
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id
146178
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contentType
sculpture
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q60761539"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1971.71
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Source image fields (4)
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.71/1971.71_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1971.71/1971.71_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
Greece, Hellenistic period
Technique
bronze filled with lead
Medium
bronze filled with lead
Genre
Sculpture
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Relations
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