RARE STATUETTE OF HERACLES - The Embden Collection Renaissance, Northern Italy, 16th century. Based on an Etruscan model from the 4th century BC. Bronze with dark patina. Standing Heracles partly draped with a lion skin and holding a horn in his right hand. On a rectangular bronze base. H 31 cm. Rubbed. Some verdigris. Minor casting flaws and holes. Provenance: The Arlette and Antony Embden Collection, France. Cf. the Etruscan model: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze (Inv. No. 0900512599). * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.