Fragmentary bronze statuette of Herakles with lion's skin

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

The finely incised lion's skin drapped over the arm of this figure identifies him as Herakles. In his left hand, he may once have held apples, a common attribute of bronze statues of the type. After Herakles slew the Nemean lion and skinned it by using its own claws, the hero consistently wore the lion's skin over his shoulder.

Fragmentary bronze statuette of Herakles with lion's skin, Bronze, Roman

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