Limestone statuette of Herakles holding a lion
Figure with small lion climbing up left thigh.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Late 5th or early 4th century B.C.
Limestone
41.3 x 13.3 x 5.4 cm
74.51.2659
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection