Marble head of Herakles 1st century Roman Small-scale copy of a Greek statue of the early 3rd century Greek hero, Herakles, is shown as a beardless young man with sideburns. He has cauliflower ears-disfigured by boxing--and a victory wreath around his head. The head bears a strong resemblance to a group of Roman works, known as the Lenback type, that probably reflect more or less closely a Greek bronze statue of the early Hellenistic Marble head of Herakles 252953 Roman, Marble head of Herakles, 1st century , Marble, H. 6 3/4 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum o

Marble head of Herakles 1st century Roman Small-scale copy of a Greek statue of the early 3rd century Greek hero, Herakles, is shown as a beardless young man with sideburns. He has cauliflower ears-disfigured by boxing--and a victory wreath around his head. The head bears a strong resemblance to a group of Roman works, known as the Lenback type, that probably reflect more or less closely a Greek bronze statue of the early Hellenistic Marble head of Herakles 252953 Roman, Marble head of Herakles, 1st century , Marble, H. 6 3/4 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1928 ()

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