Hera Borghese

An onyx torso of the Hera Borghese type, with head and hands added from another sculpture in the 18th century

The Hera Borghese is a type of sculpture of Hera named after the owners of its archetype, the Borghese. One example is in the National Museum of Rome, whilst others are in the Palatine Antiquarium and at the Castello Aragonese Museum at Baiae.

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