Figurine

48-2-227

From: Turkey (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-227
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Turkey (uncertain)
Date Made 100-299 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Mercury
Description

Statuette: Mercury. Green patina. Both legs are broken off below the knees. Hermes holds purse in his right hand and a kerykeion in his left. Shawl thrown over his right shoulder and hangs down the left side. Wears a two-feathered cap. The details of the anatomy and attributes are incised.

Height 5.3 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Depth 0.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 26 - Collector Number | L-2-184 - Old Loan Number

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