A GREEK TERRACOTTA HERMES
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 580 B.C.
A GREEK TERRACOTTA HERMES ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 580 B.C. Hand-modeled from light cream-colored fabric with black-painted details, the god depicted nude but for boots and a conical petasos, standing on a thin integral plinth with the right leg advanced, his arms projecting forward from the elbows, holding a kerykeion in his right hand, an animal pelt hanging over his shoulders, each nipple a large dot encircled by smaller, with a full beard, pointed nose and large painted eyes, the edges of the plinth with hatched ornament 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
A GREEK TERRACOTTA HERMES
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 580 B.C.
A GREEK TERRACOTTA HERMES ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 580 B.C. Hand-modeled from light cream-colored fabric with black-painted details, the god depicted nude but for boots and a conical petasos, standing on a thin integral plinth with the right leg advanced, his arms projecting forward from the elbows, holding a kerykeion in his right hand, an animal pelt hanging over his shoulders, each nipple a large dot encircled by smaller, with a full beard, pointed nose and large painted eyes, the edges of the plinth with hatched ornament 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
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