Marble head of Herakles

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1st century CE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

Small-scale copy of a Greek statue of the early 3rd century B.C. The Greek hero, Herakles, is shown as a beardless young man with sideburns. He has cauliflower ears-disfigured by boxing--and a victory wreath around his head. The head bears a strong resemblance to a group of Roman works, known as the Lenback type, that probably reflect more or less closely a Greek bronze statue of the early Hellenistic period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1928