Figurine
| Object Number: | 48-2-226 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Turkey (Country) |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Heracles |
| Height: | 4.3 cm |
| Width: | 3.4 cm |
| Depth: | 0.7 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number: | 261 - Collector Number L-2-44 - Old Loan Number |
Description
Herakles. Patina is spotty green. Legs are broken below knees and the attribute in the left hand is broken. bearded and nude male has a shawl thrown over the lower left arm. A projection at the back of his head which hangs below shoulder level was probably meant to be a lion's skin.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Warden, P. G. 1997. The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 31, no. 67, pl. 6 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Thesis] Moore, Charlotte B. 1969. Description and analysis of the bronze and lead objects in the Herman V. Hilprecht Collection, the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 86, no. 86; p. 323, fig. 66 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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