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Show FIND STATUE OF HERCULEb Pkcs of Sculpture Twenty-Two Centuries Cen-turies Old It Recovered in London. London. Burled In a jungle of merchandise mer-chandise In a city warehouse for over fifteen yeara the famous marble statue, the "Giiarnacd Hercules," reputed re-puted by competent experts to be twenty two centuries old, has once more been resurrected and transferred trans-ferred to Kar! Court, where It will constitute one of the numerous Interesting Inter-esting attractions of the ancient art exhibition to be held there this eu turner. tu-rner. Attributed to Lyslppus of Syclone, or one of his pupils, this H '. l : ' 1 An Old 8tatue of Hercules. ancient marble has had a remarkable history. It Is supposed to have come Into being In the fourth century H. C. With the fall of the Eternal City, It lay burled for centuries until during the pontificate of Clement XI., 1700-1721, 1700-1721, It was resurrected between the slopes of the Aventlne and Palatine hills. Sometime In the early seventies It was purchased by an Italian art dealer In London and exhibited by him at bis showroom In Regent street. The damage which Hercules sustained through the fall of Rome was as nothing to that which It suffered suf-fered during Its return trip from Parts to London after the close of the exhibition ex-hibition of 1878, where It was shown. At the docks Hercules'a right leg was found amputated and the massive right hand separated from Its wrist. The cunning of the Grecian chisel Is seen In every detail. |
