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Lot 33*

A Greek bronze figure of Herakles

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Greek bronze figure of Herakles
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
The hero depicted nude in the act of swinging his now-missing club, with the left leg raised and the right leg sustaining his weight, the left arm outstretched and the other arm raised ready to strike, with short hair and well-defined musculature, 8cm high

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Provenance:
Bonhams, 23 October 2013, lot 196.
English private collection, 1950s.

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