Marble head of Herakles
Lysippos
1st or 2nd century CE
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Classification
Stone Sculpture
Culture & Period
Roman · Imperial
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.145.14
Tags
Heads
About the Artist
Lysippos
Literary sources such as those of Pliny record the long and prolific career of Lysippos, one of the most famous Greek sculptors, and the greatest from the school at Sikyon. He began as a bronzesmith, and most of his statues were of bronze. None of his original works have survived, and his work is known only through Roman copies. Among his works are the famous portraits of Alexander the Great, to w...