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Head of Herakles, 400–30 BCE

Head of Herakles

400–30 BCE · Herakles, head

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Head of Herakles” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 134, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room134

Closing soon· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
2021.41.179

In the catalog

SculptureBefore 1400Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 134, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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