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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERMES (MERCURY) Messenger of the gods and guide of souls. For the style of the face see the Doryphoros of Polykleitos in D. Kreikenbom, Bildwerke nach Polyklet, 1990, 92f. catalog no. III65, pl. 207f; H. Beck and P.C. Bol, Polyklet - der bildhauer der griechischen Klassik, Frankfurt Am Main, 1990, p. 550, no. 58. For the arrangement of the hair, see D. Kreikenbom, op. cit., p. 49, catalog no. II9, pl. 84f. Ex Wilhelm collection, Berlin and Basel, acquired in the 1920s. 2nd half of the 2nd Century AD H. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2006, no. 19 CBS28 $47,500 Sales |
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