S26.10 HERCULES & TELEPHUS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre Ma75 |
| Title | Hercules & Telephus |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 2.62 metres |
| Context | Discovered Tivoli east of Rome |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek statue by Lysippe C4th B.C. |
| Style | Classical |
| Date | C1st - 2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Heracles (Roman Hercules) stands holding his infant son Telephus in his arms. The hero wears a lion-skin cape and carries a knotted club. A hind stands beside the pair. In myth, Telephus was exposed by his mother in the wilds and suckled by a deer.