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Statuette of Herakles

510–500 BCE

Greek

Medium
bronze (solid cast)
Measurements
Overall: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Weight: 1.814 kg (4 lbs.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2000.6
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Location
102B Greek
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This robust figure exudes power, despite his damaged feet and missing hands.

Description

Striding forward with his left foot, this nude figure turns his torso and raises his tightly bent right arm behind his head. Despite significant damage, the statuette conveys a naturalistic sense of form and movement rarely seen in early Greek art. Its most striking feature is its powerful physique, with sharply defined, bulging muscles. Formerly called an athlete and assumed to have held a javelin or discus, the figure likely depicts the hero Herakles, revered for his strength and often shown in this smiting pose, wielding a club. Though usually bearded in this period, this representation emphasizes his youthfulness, with an idealized face and carefully arranged hair.
A small, blotch green and black bronze sculpture of a muscular, nude man. His right arm if raised as if flexing, with the right hand and left arm broken. His feet both face our right and are spread as if stepping.

Statuette of Herakles

510–500 BCE

Greek

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