Herakles Epitrapezios

Datec. 100-200 CE

Artist Currently Unidentified

after Lysippos (Greek)

CultureRoman

MediumMarble

Dimensions16 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 11 in. (41 x 20 x 27.9 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, gift of Mrs. Frederick Thompson, by exchange, and gift of Joseph Coplin, class of 1988, and Robin Beningson, in honor of professors Christine Havelock, Professor Emerita of Art (1953–1990); Rachel Kitzinger, Professor Emerita of Greek and Roman Studies (1982–2014); Robert L. Pounder, Professor Emeritus of Classics (1972–2007)

On View

On view

Period2nd c

Classification(s)

Sculpture

ProvenanceJens Adolf Jerichau (1816-1883) [1], before 1880; Jerichau estate sale, Copenhagen, 1884, lot 13; purchased by Dr. Philip C. Wilkens (1844-1929), descended within family; Bruun-Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, Copenhagen, 2003, sale 727 lot 231; Joseph Coplin, New York, 2003; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, 2022

[1] T. Davidson, "Ancient Sculpture in Rome. The Jerichau Collection." in The American Art Review, 1880, p. 54, no. 6 . https://w.org/stable/205507759

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