LOT 483 GANDHARA SCHIST PANEL WITH THE "DRUNKEN HERCULES"
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Ca.200 AD. AN attractive Gandhara grey schist panel depicting a drunken Hercules grabbing a woman; she is depicted with head away from him showing she has been forced; above him a bunch of grapes, symbol of god Dionysus, symbol of wine/entertainment. Amazing classical represenattion in oriental style. ref. Cf. Lerner and Kossak 1991, p 65; Behrendt 2007, nos. 3,5. Good condition; H:195mm/W:96mm/H:253mm( 7.67in, 3.77in, 9.96in) (with stand); 1300 gr; Provenance: From an old Professional British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s, All Items sold by Pax Romana Auctions come with professional Certificate of Authenticity.
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