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Preview image of work. solid-cast on bronze,  Italo-Etruscan Bronze Hercules (Figurine) 27022

2014.46.2

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Italo-Etruscan Bronze Hercules (Figurine)

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Artist

Artist Unidentified (Etruscan)

Title

Italo-Etruscan Bronze Hercules (Figurine)

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Dimensions

3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)

Classification

Sculpture

Creation Place

Ancient Mediterranean, Italy

Medium and Support

solid-cast on bronze

Credit Line

Gift of David Thorndike, class of 1946, and Deborah J. Haynes

Copyright

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Accession Number

2014.46.2

Object Description

Per July 1, 2013 Memo (see attached Surrogate Image) from Jim Higginbotham:
Description and Condition of the Object(s): All five figurines are made of solid-cast bronze and range from 7.6 cm to 10.8cm in height. Four (Thorndike 1-4) of the five bronzes represent a figure of Hercules (Greek Herakles; Etruscan Hercle), standing with club raised in the right hand and a lion pelt draped over the left arm. The fifth figurine is a nude male with both arms extended. This may represent an offering bearer, common among votives, or, perhaps, part of a figural handle for a cista (votive chest or container).