Limestone head of Herakles wearing the lion skin - image 1

Archaic II

Limestone head of Herakles wearing the lion skin

The head of the lion, with a very furrowed muzzle, is on a diagonal relative to the axis of Herakles’ head. Overall: 6 x 4 1/8 x 5 1/16 in. (15.2 x 10.5 x 12.9 cm)

Date

500 - 480 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2657

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1099, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 312, p. 235, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.