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Herakles striking his seven-headed phallos with club

Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 50–200

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession NumberRES.08.32g
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

Catalogue Raisonné Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 108; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 120 (additional published references).
DescriptionHerakles striking his seven-headed phallos with club. Mounted in small bell-jar.
ProvenanceBy 1907: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Rome, 1907); 1908: gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA; accessioned 1910