Hercules or Atlas Supporting the Globe
Object type: Clock model
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Clodion (Claude Michel)
Artist bio: French, Nancy 1738–1814 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1780
Medium: Terracotta, painted to resemble bronze
Dimensions: Height: 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Accession year: 1907
Tags: Hercules|Globes