| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | T 387 | |
| Title: | HERMAIC STATUE OF HERAKLES | |
| Category: | Miscellaneous | |
| Category Code: | T | |
| Object Number: | 387 | |
| Description: | Upper part of figure of Herakles, under life-size, standing frontal; weight apparently slightly on r. leg; curly hair reaching to nape of neck in back; full curly beard and moustache; high rounded forehead (surface mostly broken away); thick ears ("cauliflower ears" ); thick short neck; wide open eyes with prominent upper lid; flat rounded eyeballs; short thick lips; torso entirely wrapped in thick cloak; few rounded folds; l. arm held down at side, originally probably bent forward slightly at elbow; r. arm sharply bent at elbow and brought across chest under cloak, hand at neck, lightly holding bunch of cloth; lion's skin hanging behind l. shoulder; head down to mid-point of upper arm; eyes closed; thick curly mane; rasp marks visible on drapery; skin surfaces of face carefully smoothed; drill used for a few folds, corners of mouth, maybe nostrils; probably the upper part of a Herm. | |
| Mythology: | Herakles | |
| Attributes: | Lion skin | |
| Material: | Fine-crystalled white marble | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Fragment preserving upper part of torso, from top of head to above waist; lacks l. arm from elbow; front of l. shoulder; r. hand; back of r. shoulder. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W00.165 (head) W00.035 (inner eyes) Depth00.29 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.66 | |
| Area: | Theater | |
| Context: | Theater, East end of stage, ca. 2.00 m. above orchestra lev | |
| Bibliography: | Sturgeon 2004, Corinth 9.3, cat. 22 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Sturgeon, Corinth 9:3, 2004 Monument: Theater Image: bw 1966 006 12 Image: bw 1966 006 13 |
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