Lot Essay
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THE PROPERTY OF A LOUISIANA COLLECTION
A ROMAN BRONZE HERM
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE HERM
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Originally the handle of a utensil, the elongated tapering shaft rectangular in section, on a rectangular socle base with a perforation for the attachment of a blade, preserving traces of iron, surmounted by the head of a youth, with a circular mortise at the crown of his head for attachment of an additional element, his genitalia portrayed at the center of the shaft, a rectangular perforation through the shaft; together with an amulet in the form of male genitalia, a suspension loop above
Herm: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Originally the handle of a utensil, the elongated tapering shaft rectangular in section, on a rectangular socle base with a perforation for the attachment of a blade, preserving traces of iron, surmounted by the head of a youth, with a circular mortise at the crown of his head for attachment of an additional element, his genitalia portrayed at the center of the shaft, a rectangular perforation through the shaft; together with an amulet in the form of male genitalia, a suspension loop above
Herm: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high (2)