Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York [The Gilliss Press] · leaf 169
OS (?). His features are Hermesregular and he looks straight before him. He has a full beard andlong hair, arranged in front in three rows of conventionalized spiralcurls and rolled up behind. He wears a fillet, round which a strandof hair is twisted in two places in front; it should be noticedthat… … STATUES, STATUETTES, AND RELIEFS Hermes ing. The hole at the top of the head indicates that this herm was used asa support. Herms of this type are of common occurrence (see e.g. Beschreibungder antiken Skulpturen in Berlin, Nos. 101-108), andare also frequently represented on vases. At firstthey…
Bronzes · Art, Ancient
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