Carthage / figurine fragment, Hercules / Ceramic
About this Item
Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.0123
- Object Name
- figurine fragment, Hercules
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Category
- Artifact
- Object Type
- Sculpture and Figurines
- Full Artifact Description
- Nude torso of Herakles leans strongly to right with weight on left leg and right leg out to side. Paw of lion skin visible at left side. Light brown clay (Muns. 7.5 YR 6/4) hollow moulded in round. Break line passes through circular vent in back. Hole in back wall between legs. Right leg survives to knee, left leg to mid femur. Traces of tar along break line.
- Subjects
- Torso; Hercules
- Materials
- Ceramic
Measurements
- Weight
- 47 g
- Length
- 3.5
- Width
- 3.6
- Height
- 8.5
- Measurement Notes
- 8.5 cm L, 3.7 cm W, 3.7 cm D
Date
- Date
- 4th C BC
Provenance
Publications and Exhibitions
Technical Details
- Record
- 0000.00.0123
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0123/dscn5502.jpg
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"Carthage; figurine fragment, Hercules; Ceramic." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0123/dscn5502.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2024.