Bronze Figure of Hercle in Lion Scalp & Skin
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Collection Date
11-12-2025
Model Creation Date
03/27/2025
Time Period
3rd century BCE
Abstract
Hercle, Defender God: While the name derives from the Greek Heracles (Roman Hercules), the Etruscan Hercle was the son of the chief gods Tin and Uni (like Zeus and Hera or Jupiter and Juno). In the Archaic period, his appearance was influenced by the Cypro-Phoenician god Melqart. In later Etruscan depictions, as here, he can be recognized by the lion skin tied around his neck – an attribute of Greco-Roman art. Hercle was popular throughout Etruria and Latium, worshipped as an oracular god, the master of animals, and a defender against monsters.
Keywords
etruscan, bronze-figurine, archaeology
Extent
1 3D Model
Media Type
Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)
Format
Digital Only
Digitization Specifications
Method: Artec Studio Professional Equipment: Artec Space Spider
Device Name
Artec Space Spider
Processing Software
Artec Studio Professional
Download Size
71MB
Geometry
1M Triangles
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
500k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Bronze Figure of Hercle in Lion Scalp & Skin" (2025). USF IDEx - TMA Etruscan Collection. 2.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etruscan/2
