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    Herakles (?) incised on block, detail. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Herakles (?) Incised on Block

Date
Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
NoEx61.008
Material
Marble, Stone
Object Type
Sculpture
Sculpture Type
Relief
Site
Sardis?
Findspot
Purchased in village of Sart Mahmut (Sardis).
Description
In the center front of the block, 0.02 under the upper edge, is a shallow incised and chiseled figure of a standing nude male with a club (?) held in his r. hand and one end of it resting on the ground. He may have a lion skin over his l. arm, thus possibly Herakles. The top and bottom of the stone are cut with a rough, large chisel; the front and r. side are claw chiseled. The figure is utterly crude and seems to be a casual doodle. The date is impossible to ascertain.
Condition

Marble.

L. side and back of block broken off.

Dimensions
H. 0.12; W. 0.45; Th 0.275; H. of figure 0.055.
Comments
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Author
NHR