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Herakles reclining with a wine cup
Roman
Late Imperial Period
3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number01.8375
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 107; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 120 (additional published references).
DescriptionHerakles reclines on a rockwork support. He is wreathed and holds a club and skyphos. A large piece is cut out of the back. There is a hole in the right knee. The patina is glossy green-brown.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in London.); gift of E. P. Warren to MFA, December 1901