Getty Museum

Statuette of Hercle

Date

5th century B.C.

Medium

Bronze with secondary traces of iron in the patina

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Sculpture

Institution

Getty Museum

The statue of Hercle is fully preserved except for the feet below the ankles. Corrosion occurs all over. The hero stands frontally with his weight shifted onto the right leg. He extends his left arm over which is draped a lion skin with a large and prominent head. His upraised right hand carries a club which extends behind the head. The face is simply rendered with upturned lips. The hair is arranged as a fringe around the head with parallel lines indicating locks.

The authoritative record is held by Getty Museum. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.