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Morges
Vaud

Parc de l'Indépendance

Fontaine d'Hercule

Hercules Fountain

Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς), Latin: Hercules
divine hero in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Alcmene
(Wikipedia)

Antique sculptor/artist
1913 (copy)

Description

Copy of the statue 'Hercules strangling the snake' found in Pompeii.

Annotation

The fountain was offered to the town of Morges in 1913 by the painter Aloys Hugonnet, son of the architect of the park.

Sculptor

Anonymous Roman or Greek sculptor or artist from Antiquity

Locatie (N 46°30'19" - E 6°29'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chvd010; Photograph: 1 June 2013
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