A Roman bronze statuette of Hercules with silver and copper inlays that dates to roughly 30 BC to 20 AD.
A Roman bronze statuette of Hercules with silver and copper inlays that dates to roughly 30 BC to 20 AD. "Half-human, half-divine, not very bright, but very strong, this hero was the most popular of all mythological figures. His intellectual his persistence in undergoing great trials was Hercules as middle-aged, as though greater weakness made him a sympathetic figure while inspirational. Roman artists often portrayed maturity would increase his power and virility. Hercules slew a monster-lion-the scourge of Nemea--by strangling it and beating it with his olive-wood club. He wears the beast's pelt as a trophy, and this statuette's right hand once held a club." Per the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, USA where this piece is on display.