SOUTH ITALY, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK TERRACOTTA HERM
SOUTH ITALY, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
The back of the base inscribed with the workshop signature in Greek letters '??'
24 ½ in. (62.3 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in the 1970s; and thence by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

In the ancient world herms were monuments with an apotropaic function, typically placed at crossroads, boundaries and gates. They are connected with the god Hermes, protector of travellers and merchants, whose bust they often depict.

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