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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.95.126.B
Title
Part of an Arm of a Bronze Statuette of Herakles
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
3rd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Etruscan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/77879

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Leaded bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Leaded Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin, lead
Other Elements: iron
K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: The patina is green with areas of brown and red. The right forearm and hand are broken off and had been glued back in place; the left hand is missing. Some parts of the surface are well preserved, but most of the surface has lost detail due to corrosion. The mostly vertical scratch marks are the result of cleaning the statuette with a coarse metal brush. The mounting pin in the right foot is modern. Corrosion products are at least 1-mm thick in many areas.

The object is a solid cast, and the simplicity of the shapes gives the appearance of having been formed directly in wax as part of a lost-wax process. The hair and face details were made or enhanced using punch tools in the metal. File marks in some areas are original finish marks in the metal.


Henry Lie (submitted 2011)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the collection of Paul Haldeman.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Paul J. Haldeman
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.95.126.B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This right fist and club belong to 2002.95.126.B.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

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Verification Level

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