Bidspirit auction | Roman Hercules with Silver Torc

Roman Hercules with Silver Torc Statuette - 2nd century AD A bronze figure of Hercules standing nude with lionskin mantle to the left shoulder, club supported on the left arm, short hair with filet to the brow and thick beard; twisted silver torc to the neck; standing on a rectangular tiered base with stub legs. 500 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2”). Fine condition, right hand absent. Provenance Property of a central London gallery; formerly with Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 14 May 2003, lot 313; previously acquired on the English art market 1983; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Literature Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 105 for type.