National Arcaeological Museum | Object of March 2012 - Ερμής (Hermes)

Άγαλμα του Ερμή {Statue of Hermes}

Material: Parian marble
Dimensions : H. 1.93 m.
Provenance : Antikythera shipwreck. From the material retrieved in 1900-1901
(28.1.1901 [head], 30.1.1901 [torso])
Date : Early 1st c. BC
Inv. no : 2774

 

Τhe life-size statue of Hermes is fully restored with its inherent plinth. The surface of the statue, particularly its right side, is severely eroded by its having long been in the sea. A low, plain base with depression for the plinth has been considered to belong to the statue.

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