Etruscan Bronze Statuette

Etruscan Male Statuette - Herakles (?), inv. s. 12
Etruscan. 5th BC
Bronze. Broken element on left arm. H.12.1 cm. W. 3.4 cm. (at shoulders)
This solid cast nude male carries a small jug in his right hand while a cloth or garment is draped over his left arm (broken just under the arm). The figure could be Herakles and the missing garment his lion skin. Bronze votives like this one were often left at temples and shrines by devotees.