Statuette of the Infant Herakles Strangling Snakes

3rd–2nd century B.C.E.

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Caption

Statuette of the Infant Herakles Strangling Snakes, 3rd–2nd century B.C.E.. Bronze, silver, 4 13/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/16 in. (12.2 × 8.2 × 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 63.185. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Statuette of the Infant Herakles Strangling Snakes

Date

3rd–2nd century B.C.E.

Period

Hellenistic Period

Medium

Bronze, silver

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

4 13/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 3/16 in. (12.2 × 8.2 × 5.5 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

63.185

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