SculptureItalic5th-2nd century BCE
Herakles
5th-2nd century BCE
Dimensions
5.4 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm (2 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Provenance
W. C. Burriss Young, Cambridge, MA, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
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