Left corner of a marble sarcophagus: Herakles and the Nemean Lion
Copy of work attributed to Lysippos
Herakles strangling the Nemean lion.
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Copy of work attributed to Lysippos
Herakles strangling the Nemean lion.
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Title: Left corner of a marble sarcophagus: Herakles and the Nemean Lion
Artist:
Copy of work attributed to Lysippos
Period: Mid-Imperial, Antonine
Date: ca. 170–180 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Overall: 22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (57.2 x 47 x 8.9cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number: 18.145.56
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