Green patinated bronze statuette of a nude muscular male figure with one hand on hip, standing on a white base against a gray background.

Statuette of Hercules, Ancient Roman bronze

A green-patinated bronze statuette of a nude, muscular male figure stands on a white base, one hand on his hip and the other arm lowered, head turned to one side. The surface shows an even verdigris patina with crisp modeling of musculature and a wreath-like band in the hair.

Artist: Ancient Roman
Date: Mid–late 1st century
Medium: Bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1197 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Memorial Fund

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Statuette of Hercules, Ancient Roman bronze

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