Seated boy in a helmet, possibly Hercule. bronze,19thC, Italian
Museum number
C879A
Object
Seated boy in a helmet, possibly Hercule. bronze,19thC, Italian
Description
A bronze statuette of a naked figure of a child, seated, right leg foward, left leg back, both arms outstretched and hands cupped, the head looking forward and wearing a helmet, supported on a nineteenth century red marble moulding, mounted on a square green marble base above a deep red marble plinth.Italian, 1600-1700
Materials
Bronze
Inscription
None
On display?
Yes
Further description
Simple name
Sculpture
Subject
Figure
Dimensions
5cm (d) x 5.8cm (w) regular: 9cm (h)
Hercules when a young boy
Italian
Bronze, marble base, nineteenth century
C879
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