Bust of a Boy with the Attributes of Herakles
150–100 B.C.
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 17.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-250778
This thinly-cast bust depicts a youth wearing a lion-skin over his head and a quiver strap across the chest. The figure has delicate features and fine hair that is drawn up in a braid with tendrils falling onto his forehead. Two small holes at the bottom edge may have been used to attach this bust to a piece of furniture. The figure may depict a young Herakles, or an unidentifiable youth in the guise of the great hero. A third possibility is that this young man is Eros, who was often depicted with attributes associated with Herakles.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- 150–100 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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