Figure of Hercules
ca. 1760 (made)
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Figure of Hercules, after a European porcelain original. He stands on a flat, shield-shaped base, a half-draped bearded figure in a blue robe with green lining slung over one shoulder and round to the waist, holding a long pole which is broken off with his hand at the wrist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Figure of Hercules, after a European porcelain original, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Figure of Hercules, after a European porcelain original. He stands on a flat, shield-shaped base, a half-draped bearded figure in a blue robe with green lining slung over one shoulder and round to the waist, holding a long pole which is broken off with his hand at the wrist. |
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| Credit line | Basil Ionides Bequest |
| Object history | See CIRC.166-1963 for a similar but undercorated figure. |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.101-1963 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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