Marble Head from a Herm
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Marble Head from a Herm
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Published 2021-01-22T15:25:44+00:00
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The messenger god Hermes was closely associated with boundaries, and his protective image in the form of a bearded head set on a rectangular stone shaft was placed at doorways and at strategtic points along the roadside.
This beautiful head gives a sense of the serene grandeur that marked images of Zeus during the high classical period. The most famous of these was the gigantic gold and ivory statue of Zeus at Olympia, made by Phidias.
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| Date published | 22/01/2021 |
| Complexity | Medium |
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| Title | Marble Head from a Herm |
| Date | 1st - 2nd Century AD |
| Dimension | H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) length 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) |
| Accession | 13.231.2 |
| Period | Imperial |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Rogers Fund, 1913 |
| Record | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248804 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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