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A LUDWIGSBURG PORCELAIN WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE GROUP OF HERCULES AND OMPHALE
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A LUDWIGSBURG PORCELAIN WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE GROUP OF HERCULES AND OMPHALE

CIRCA 1762, BLUE CROWNED C MARK, MODELED BY JOHANN WILHELM GÖTZ

Closed23 August 2017

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A LUDWIGSBURG PORCELAIN WHITE-GLAZED FIGURE GROUP OF HERCULES AND OMPHALE
CIRCA 1762, BLUE CROWNED C MARK, MODELED BY JOHANN WILHELM GÖTZ
She wearing his lion pelt and holding his club
11 in. (28 cm.) high

Specialist note

Omphale, Queen of Lydia, purchased Hercules as a slave. In the three years he was in her service, she became his mistress and had several children by him.