Saturday, 28 October 2023

STATUETTE OF HERACLES ~ AI KHANUM ~ AFGHANISTAN

 


Statuette of Heracles. Around 150 BCE. This beardless Heracles, crowning himself with leaves, resonates with numismatic finds of the Greco-Bactrian king, Demetrius (190-175 BCE) . The piece provides some evidence for continuity in the first half of the second century in Aï Khanoum due to the Gymnasium’s dedication to Heracles.

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