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Herakles statue
Glencairn Museum
Bryn Athyn, United States
This statue head features a beardless Herakles wearing a lionskin, a reference to his slaying of the so-called Nemean lion—one of the twelve labors he was appointed to perform by the Greek god Apollo. The lionskin he is wearing has prominent teeth and large ears.
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Details
- Title: Herakles statue
- Location Created: Cyprus
- Physical Dimensions: L. 0.250; W. 0.188; D. 0.192 m.
- Medium: Soft limestone
- Date: End of the 6th c. B.C.
- Collection: Greek
- Accession Number: 09.SP.1529
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