- Museum number
- 1805,0703.38
- Description
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Bronze group: Herakles at the tree of the Hesperides, holding three of the golden apples in his left hand. Behind him is the apple tree with the guardian serpent clinging around it. The tree and base are probably modern additions. The figure might originally have been a portrait of a Hellenistic king in the guise of Herakles. His realistic facial features and thick sideburns are characteristics of royal images.
- Production date
- 250BC-30BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 0.76 metres
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Height: 1045 millimetres
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Weight: 37 kilograms
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Width: 530 millimetres
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Depth: 410 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2008, 1 May-12 Jul, Shanghai, The Ancient Olympic Games
2008, 2 Aug-31 Sep, Hong Kong, The Ancient Olympic Games
2009, 2 Apr-13 Oct, Alicante, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2010, 30 Apr-30 Aug, Seoul, National Museum of Korea, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2010-201,1 15 Oct-07 Feb, Taipei, The National Palace Museum, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2010-2011, 11 Mar-12 Jun, Kobe City Museum, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2011, 4 July-25 Sept, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2011-2012, 25 Oct-12 Feb, Mexico City, National Anthropological Museum, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2012, May-Sep, Bexhill on Sea, De La Warr Pavilion, Object in Focus
2012-2013, 6 Oct-6 Jan, Portland Art Museum, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2013, 6 Oct-6 May, Dallas Museum of Art, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2014, 21 Feb-9 Jun, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greek Art and Thought
2014, 2 Augt -9 Nov, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia, The Body Beautiful in Greek Art and Thought
2015, 26 Mar-5 Jul, The British Museum, Defining Beauty:the body in ancient Greek art.
2022-2023 14 Oct- 12 Mar, Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Byblos
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Twelve Labours of Herakles
- Acquisition date
- 1805
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1805,0703.38
