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

細節

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

來源

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

注意事項

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Chanel Clarke

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拍品專文

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.

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

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