Hermes
A.D. 117–138, after a Greek original of about 450–430 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueDolomitic marble from the Greek island of Thasos
DimensionsHeight x length (of face): 27 x 18.5 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.641
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to have been found at Capua [see note 1]. By 1898, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Rome and London; 1898, sold by Warren to the MFA for $69,618. (Accession Date: September 20, 1898)
NOTES:
[1] Warren's records state this head came "from the neighborhood where your marble Hermes was found," a reference to MFA accession no. 95.67, which is from Capua. [2] This is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.
NOTES:
[1] Warren's records state this head came "from the neighborhood where your marble Hermes was found," a reference to MFA accession no. 95.67, which is from Capua. [2] This is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
about A.D. 200
about A.D. 120
second half of 2nd century A.D.
A.D. 120–140
2nd–early 3rd century A.D.
about A.D. 180–210
about A.D. 140
A.D. 117–138
1st century A.D. (after a Hellenistic prototype)