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Hercules and the Nemean Lion
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Bronze with etched golden-brown surface oxidized dark brown where rubbed
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection 1982
Title: Hercules and the Nemean Lion
Description:
Bronze with etched golden-brown surface oxidized dark brown where rubbed.
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