Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 14

A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD Ex Sotheby's

$58,680
£45,063.72
€51,642.46
CA$82,606.95
A$92,538.03
CHF 48,131.27
MX$1,128,773.06
NOK 612,775.17
SEK 577,803.31
DKK 385,445.21

About the Item

A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD The sculpture is nude except for the draped Nemean lion skin. Provenance: Sotheby's London, December 14, 1981, lot 351. Total Heigt including Base: 175 cm. Height of Sculpture: 50 cm. Width of Sculpture: 22 cm. Depth of Sculpture: 20 cm. Height of Base including pin: 135 cm. Width of Base: 27 cm. Depth of Base: 27.5 cm.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)Depth: 7.88 in (20 cm)
  • Style:
    Classical Roman (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. There is a more recent chip to the left hand shoulder, considerable wear and ageing. Please note this is a fragmentary piece, so please see photos and video for completeness and condition.
  • Seller Location:
    ARMADALE, AU
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Glow 137/1 CP/MLSLCX1stDibs: LU8952235096002

More From This Seller

View All
A Roman White Marble Statue of Dancing Satyr, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Roman White Marble Statue of Dancing Satyr, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: In the Grand Tour Style, the figure with only the trunk remaining...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

A Large Terracotta Statue of Discobolus, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Terracotta Statue of Discobolus, 19th Century A Terracotta statue of the classical Greek 'Discobolus" by Myron. This particular figure is modelled after the 2nd century Roma...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

A Large Bronze Torso
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large Bronze Torso A Bronze cast after original marble 4th Century BC Greek sculpture of Lysippian type, possibly depicting Agias. Including pedestal. Provenance: Private Austral...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Plaster Figure of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
Plaster Figure of the Doryphoros of Polykleitos, Early 20th Century Cast of 5th century Classical Greek sculpture Description: A splendid plaster model of the Doryphoros or ‘spear-b...
Category

Early 20th Century German Classical Greek Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

A Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century Description: The contrapposto male figure modelled from the So-Called Narcissus uncovered in Pompeii in 1862. The youth...
Category

20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

An English Lead Fountain Feature of a Bacchic Putto, Late 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Lead Fountain Feature of a Bacchic Putto, Late 19th Century Provenance: Private Western Australian Collection. Description: The youthful figure with a draped animal skin...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

You May Also Like

Roman Marble Trapezophorus circa 1st-2nd Century A.D
Located in Madrid, ES
A Roman marble trapezophorus in the Form of a Barbarian Dacian young figure. Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. Measure: height 24 1/4 inches (62 cm). Property from Mr. Radu Moldovan, Skokie, Illinois Provenance: B.C. Holland Gallery...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Figurative Scul...

Materials

Marble

Ancient Roman Marble Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
Ancient Roman marble sculpture. Includes custom iron stand. This is the real thing!
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Iron

Larger Then Lifesize Marble Sculpture of Roman Male Torso
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique Roman style marble Sculpture of draped Roman Male Torso, Mounted. Sculpture is carved in the round and rising on a later marble b...
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Mounted Objects

Materials

Marble

Roman Plaster Torso of a Goddess on Stand - Replica
Located in New York, NY
Plaster sculpture on metal stand of an elegant goddess draped torso. Magnificent piece with unique detail of drapery folding on her femenine figure. Property from esteemed interior...
Category

Antique 19th Century Greek Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique life size Torso of Venus Marble Sculpture After the Ancient
Located in New York, NY
Large antique continental marble statue depicting the torso of Venus, after the ancient Roman work, the Venus de Milo, measuring 33 inches tall. Unsigned.
Category

Antique 19th Century Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Statue sculpture life size antique old Roman Greek stone reclaimed carving decor
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Antique statue life sized Roman Greek natural stone old sculpture. The antique life sized statue displayed in this Ad is one of 12 reclaimed life sized ...
Category

Antique 18th Century French Rustic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone