Roman Hercules Farnese figurine - ex Sotheby's
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AR3025
| Object: |
Figurine of Hercules (Greek Heracles) So-called Typus Farnese |
| Material: |
Massive bronze
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| Date: |
1st - 3rd century A.D. Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Hercules is standing nude, his left arm resting on his club, the right resting on the hip behind the body, fist clenched, the left leg is brought to the front. The skin of the Nemean Lion is draped above and around the club. The head with short hair and beard in slightly bent to the left. Roman bronze miniature following the so-called Hercules or Heracles Farnese type. The original bronze sculpture was created by Lysippos around 330 - 320 BC. While it has been lost like most Greek bronze sculptures, the type has been preserved through Roman marble copies, e.g. a copy by Glykon found at the Terme di Caracalla in Rome in the 16th century AD. A smaller Hellenistic or Roman bronze copy is on exhibition at the Louvre in Paris (see references below). |
| Size: |
Height without base 84 mm, with base 141 mm
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| Condition: |
Perfectly preserved, beautiful dark green patina, worth the exhibition in a museum. Mounted on a modern base.
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| References: |
Compare H. Rolland, Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence (Paris 1965) Nr. 100 Louvre, Paris, figurine with Inventory Number Br 652.1 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2020 in a British auction house. Prom a North England private collection of a Lady, previously in the collection of her mother Mrs. Allan. Acquired 1970 at Sotheby's & Co New Bond Street, London (auction June 29, 1970, lot 127).
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| Authenticity: |
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