Hercules Skinning the Nemean Lion

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

Overall: [curve of tail to Hercules extended toe], wt. confirmed: 18 × 17 × 8 7/8 in., 26.7 lb. (45.7 × 43.2 × 22.5 cm, 12.1 kg) Base: 11 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (29.2 × 19.1 cm)

Classification

Sculpture-Bronze

Culture

French, probably Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

Accession Number

64.101.1485

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