Murray, A. S. (Alexander Stuart), 1841-1904 · London : Seeley and Co. ; New York : Macmillan · leaf 106
he manner of standing with both feet flat on the ground. The wayin which the lion*s skin is worn, the head of the lion fitting like a cap onthe head of Heracles, is archaic, but not exclusively so. It lasted on tolater times, yet we may fairly rank it also with the other archaic elementsof the… … Fig. 38.—Heracles. Found in Cumberland. British Museum. GREEK BRONZES 93 pressed, the only explanation I can find is from an archaic Etruscan bronzein the British Museum where Heracles grips with his left hand the tail ofthe lions skin exactly in this manner. The right hand, which is raised,has…
Bronzes, Greek
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