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Samson and Hercules sculptures
The surviving original Samson sculpture at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell
Year1657 (1657)
MediumOak wood
SubjectSamson and Hercules
ConditionPartially lost
LocationMuseum of Norwich at the Bridewell, Norwich
OwnerNorfolk Museums Service
Accession
  • 2010.38.1
  • 2010.39
The fibreglass replicas of the Samson (left) and Hercules (right) sculptures, at the entrance to Samson and Hercules House in 2013
Samson and Hercules House in 2012

The Samson and Hercules sculptures were a pair of oak atlantids of the biblical character Samson and Roman hero Hercules, carved in 1657 and situated at Samson and Hercules House, 15 Tombland, Norwich. The Samson sculpture now resides in a restored state at the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell, but the original Hercules sculpture, then 233 years old, was lost in 1890 due to decaying beyond repair.

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