GANDHARAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF HERCULES

Ca. AD 100 - 300 A solid cast-bronze statuette depicting Hercules standing in a counterpoise position atop a cylindrical base. Hercules has a lion's skin draped over his left shoulder and his right arm is extended to rest upon his club. The iconography of this bronze references to the legendary hero's first labour, the slaying of the Nemean Lion.
Size: 160mm x 65mm; Weight: 590g
Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

500
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500