A Basalt Torso of Herakles, Roman Syria, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.

of powerful form, standing with his weight probably once resting on the left leg and head turned to the right, the lion skin tied on his chest and falling over the back.

said to have been found prior to World War II
French private collection
Galerie de Serres, Paris
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, May 1986 [inv. no. DPY 01]

Good and as shown in catalogue--large chip on upper proper right thigh not visible in photo; cloak damaged in front and in back, but otherwise the back is in very good condition.
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For a related example see M. Dunand, Le Musée de Soueida, Paris, 1934, p. 40, no. 48, pl. 18.