Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York [The Gilliss Press] · leaf 175
ich is round and has asquare plinth resting on four feet. This type, like the preceding, was popular in the Hel-lenistic and Roman periods (cf. A. Furtwangler, RoschersLexikon, Herakles, § 2179). The extended right handgenerally holds the apples of the Hesperides, or anotherattribute, such as a… … 253 Tl ie execution Height, 4j in. (10.8 cm.). Purchased in 1897. Unpublished. The stat-uette is cast solid, the base hollow. The crusty, greenish patina has been re-moved in places. The figure has become separated from the base and has beenreattached. The attribute which may have been held in the…
Bronzes · Art, Ancient
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