Abstract
A statuette of a free-standing naked male figure of Heracles was discovered in a fill partially covering a village bath at Ḥorbat Ṭarbenet. The appearance of Heracles in Roman baths is witnessed elsewhere in the region, forming part of the bath décor and usually set in niches in the frigidarium walls, the palestra, or the natatio. A statuette of Heracles in a bathhouse, although not an exceptional Hellenic cultural expression, is a rather unique find in a remote (Jewish?) village.
Keywords
Jezreel Valley, sculpture, mythology, iconography, ethnicity, art
Recommended Citation
Mazor, Gabriel and Atrash, Walid
(2021)
"Torso of a ‘Weary Heracles’ Marble Statuette from Ḥorbat Ṭarbenet (pp. 167–177),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 104, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1922
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol104/iss1/15
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