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Description: | Small bronze figurine of Herakles Mingens. See 1981.709 for a precisely similar figurine of Herakles Mingens. This one has an apple green patina. Based on large statue found in House of Stags, Herculaneum - although probably of Hellenistic origin (muscles etc. copied in 1st century AD). Frere states that the motif was "frequently reproduced on signet devices". Nude figure leaning back, knees bent; right hand clutches groin; club held in left hand over left shoulder. Apart from the finish on this figure, which is dark and shiny, it is almost identical to 1981.709. Could have been used to decorate a candelabrum. It is worth noting that Benner writes about the popularity of this subject in the Renaissance and Baroque periods and comments on the number of fakes dating from these times.
Material: Bronze | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.136278 | Go to resource |
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