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Youth (Herakles?)
Italic
Archaic Period or later
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Number18.500
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 204.
DescriptionHe has remains of an object (a club?) in the raised right hand. A necklace-like incised decoration (remains of a lion's skin?) is about his chest and shoulders. Nipples are represented by incision. Left arm missing below elbow; both feet missing also. Crusty green patina with earth deposit.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson to MFA, September 12, 1918