/internal/media/dispatcher/613818/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=BF193AF6C13EF3F7BEEF26638BDD230BHerakles44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)Marble from Carrara in northwest ItalyEverett Fund88.3500The nose, the chin, and parts of the lips (?) have been restored in plaster. An outer piece of the left ear is restored in marble. The surfaces have acquired a rich yellow patina, partly cleaned particularly around the eyes.
Herakles wears a crown or rolled fillet, tied with ribbons, in his curly hair. There are "traces of yellow-red color on the eyes and hair."
Scientific Analysis:
Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.108 / delta18O -1.617, Attribution - Carrara, Justification (Petrographic Analysis) - maximum grain size (0.9, 0.7 mm), Mg present.Sculpture44.500000000015116201