Property from a European Private Collection
A Roman Marble Figure of Herakles Banqueteering as a Boy, circa 2nd Century A.D.
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July 6, 01:12 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Private Collection
A Roman Marble Figure of Herakles Banqueteering as a Boy
circa 2nd Century A.D.
reclining on a rectangular base with his legs crossed, and holding a drinking vessel in his left hand and a club in his right hand; no restorations.
20 by 61 by 25 cm.
acquired in the 1970s/1980s, probably at auction at Replica Shoes 's or Christie's
For a reclining figure of Herakles as a fully grown symposiast see http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/104173.