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| ROMAN BRONZE JANIFORM HERM OF HERMES One side depicts the young Hermes with feathered wings emerging from thick wavy hair, other depicts Artemis wearing a rayed crown, a quiver emerging from right shoulder. The square torso with rimmed base would have fit into the upper shaft of the candelabrum. Cf. Complete candelabrum with a double herm fixture in Ward-Perkins, J. & Claridge, A. Pompeii AD 79, Boston, 1978. Cat. No. 112a, p. 160. Ex Sid Port collection acquired in the 1970s; private collection, New York. 2nd-3rd Century AD H. 3 1/8 in. Art of the Ancient World, 2008, no. 69 RND03 $6,500 Sales |
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