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Lot 87*

An Etruscan bronze Herakles

28 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An Etruscan bronze Herakles
Hellenistic Period, Circa 4th Century B.C.
The hero standing in the nude with his right leg advanced, the right arm raised and bent at the elbow once holding a now-missing club, the lion skin draped over his outstretched left arm, with defined musculature, detailed facial features and short hair, 12cm high

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Provenance:
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York.
Dr. G. H. collection, El Cajon, California, acquired from the above in December 1980.

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