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| ROMAN BRONZE GROUP: HERAKLES WRESTLING ANTAEUS The burly hero depicted nude, standing with his knee bent, his left leg flexed, his head tilted to his left and angled downward, with thick curly beard and wavy locks, lifting the earth giant Antaeus up in the air, Hercules gripping his opponent to his right with both arms around his waist, his hands clasped at his navel, Antaeus struggling to be freed, his left leg kicking back, his hands clasping Hercules’s arms. Ex John Kluge collection, Charlottesville, VA. 2nd-3rd Century AD H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) Gods & Mortals II, no. 62 CNH178 $38,500 Sales |
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