COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1987.2
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CMA_.1987.2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Roman
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Roman
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period
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Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Hercules
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Hercules
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Detail
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Detail
View
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Creation Date:
c. 30 BC - 20
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c. 30 BC - 20
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-30
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-30
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-20
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-20
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
bronze with silver and copper inlays
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bronze with silver and copper inlays
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period
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Italy, Rome, Early Imperial period
Style or Period
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Dimensions:
Overall: 14.5cm x 8cm
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Overall: 14.5cm x 8cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1987.2
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1987.2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Private Collection, Switzerland
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Private Collection, Switzerland
Provenance
false
Context:
Half-human, half-divine, not very bright but amazingly strong, this hero was the most popular of all mythological figures. Ordinary people could identify with his intellectural weakness, while his persistence in undergoing great trials gave them hope in their own earthly struggles. Roman artists often portrayed Hercules as middle-aged, as though greater maturity increased his power and virility.In his most famous adventure, Hercules slew a monster lion--the scourge of Nemea (near Corinth)--by strangling it and beating it with his olive-wood club. Forever after, he wore the beast's pelt as a trophy.This statuette's right hand once held a club.
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Half-human, half-divine, not very bright but amazingly strong, this hero was the most popular of all mythological figures. Ordinary people could identify with his intellectural weakness, while his persistence in undergoing great trials gave them hope in their own earthly struggles. Roman artists often portrayed Hercules as middle-aged, as though greater maturity increased his power and virility.In his most famous adventure, Hercules slew a monster lion--the scourge of Nemea (near Corinth)--by strangling it and beating it with his olive-wood club. Forever after, he wore the beast's pelt as a trophy.This statuette's right hand once held a club.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1987.2det01.tif
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CMA_.1987.2det01.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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