Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Heracles, c. 4th-3rd century B.C.

(Bronze Heracles)

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Item No.
34.37372
Culture
Etruscan, c. 4th-3rd century B.C. 
Item Details.
Modelled in the round figure of Heracles (Roman Hercules, Greek Herakles) standing nude with the lion skin mantle draped over his extended left forearm, the right arm bent and fist raised (originally holding a club); the hair cut short and radiating from the crown of the head, lentoid eyes flanking a snub nose; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance: From the estate of Eldert Bontekoe (1954-2020). Ex Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000, with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 26 December 2020, no.8. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.38.

Literature: Cf. Adam, A.M., Bronzes étrusques et italiques, Paris, 1984, p.190, nos.291-292; cf. also The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 96.9.297.

Display stand included

Size
7.7 cm H - 3 inches
Material
Bronze 
Condition
Club missing, otherwise intact 
Categories
Etruscan
Price.
US$ 2000
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