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Source Description
Herakles, on the left, is identified by his club and the lion skin knotted across his chest. He is shown attempting to carry off the Delphic tripod belonging to Apollo, who pursues him. The rigidly balanced composition and the positioning of the figures are Archaistic.
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Document identity
localId
12835
label
Apollo and Herakles Fighting Over the Tripod
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
12835
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Apollo and Herakles Fighting Over the Tripod
description
Herakles, on the left, is identified by his club and the lion skin knotted across his chest. He is shown attempting to carry off the Delphic tripod belonging to Apollo, who pursues him. The rigidly balanced composition and the positioning of the figures are Archaistic.
provenance
Museo Nani, Venice, by 1761; M. J. Ferroni Estate Sale, Rome, 1909, no. 279; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st-2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
75.6
height
60
depth
5
dimensionsRaw
H: 29 3/4 x W: 23 5/8 x D: 1 15/16 in. (75.6 x 60 x 5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
marble
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
2089
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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7ef1894a1415f9b2