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THBRoman Brass Plaque: Hercules, Atlas & Hesperides Apples
Lot 26b
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An interesting cast-brass plaque of a rectangular form with a raised obverse border and a planar verso with two worn attachment prongs. The obverse face depicts a relief scene of the mythical hero Hercules (Greek Herakles) and the Titan Atlas, the bearer of the heavens, during one of Hercules' twelve labors: stealing the apples of the Hesperides. Hercules is shown on the right wearing the pelt of the Nemean Lion and holding a large, curved club in one hand while Atlas supports a huge cluster of apples in his classic globe-bearing pose. The plaque is covered in thick layers of green and russet patina. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 3.1" W x 2.2" H (7.9 cm x 5.6 cm); 3" H (7.6 cm) on included custom stand.
This scene shows Atlas holding a cluster of apples from the gardens of his daughters, the Hesperides, who were described in mythology as the "nymphs of the west" and "daughters of the evening." Hercules requested Atlas assist him with this labor, and Atlas agreed by bargaining to pick the apples if Hercules would hold the skies for a while. Hercules, at the advice of Nereus, the old man of the sea, only pretended to accept the deal as he remembered that Atlas would do most anything to rid himself of the punishment handed down as a result of the Titanomachy. Once Atlas had picked the apples, Hercules asked for a brief reprieve to make a small padding from his lion pelt to make the task more comfortable. Atlas agreed and took the skies back, only to realize that he himself had been deceived into resuming the one task he despised the most.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#137142Minor nicks to peripheries and raised scene, wear to attachment prongs on verso, with light fading to finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and great green and russet patina throughout.Condition
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