Inv. n°: MMoCA24

Roman Marble Relief of Heracles and the Cattle of Geryon

Depicting one of the Twelve Labours of Heracles. The nude hero in the center of an end panel, brandishing a club and flanked by two horned cattle.

h. 85.5 x w. 98 x d. 16 cm

80-100 AD

Marble

Provenance

  • Ex Lepine collection, 19th century
  • Property of M.M, acquired in 1975 from La Reine Margot gallery, Paris
  • With Royal-Athena Galleries, acquired on the Paris art market, April 2007
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, 2nd May 2008, CPD11

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2008, vol. XIX, p. 19, fig. 33
  • J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 108, fig. 74
  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 53
  • C. Dauphin, Les Animaux dans le Monde Antique. Le Bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 46, fig. 39 and p. 94

Exhibitions

  • MACM Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, Mougins, France, since June 2011

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