Statue
MS4031
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4031 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Hellenistic Period |
| Date Made | ca. 300 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Heracles |
| Description | Mature Herakles, garlanded with vine leaves, ca. half life size, from full statue. Head turned to ca. 3/4 proper left. Hair and beard closely cropped, moustache full. At moment of rest; not emotional. Lips parted by groove; hair on head perfunctorily treated. Meant to be seen from right, in 3/4 view. Right side stained; head once imbedded in mortar. Unknown locality, marble is non-Attic and it is not a Roman copy. |
| Height | 18.5 cm |
| Width | 8.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Paul Arndt, Subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1904 |
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