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
about 150 B.C. or later
about mid-2nd century A.D.
2nd–early 3rd century A.D.
about A.D. 180–210
about A.D. 140
