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Source Description
The youth, probably representing Mercury, is nude except for a cloak thrown around his shoulders and wrapped around his left arm. He is seated and would likely have perched on a rock, in the same pose as other seated Mercury figures. The remains of inlay are visible in his eyes.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7968
label
Mercury at Ease
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
7968
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mercury at Ease
description
The youth, probably representing Mercury, is nude except for a cloak thrown around his shoulders and wrapped around his left arm. He is seated and would likely have perched on a rock, in the same pose as other seated Mercury figures. The remains of inlay are visible in his eyes.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 21 1/4 in. (54 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
bronze, glass inlay
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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9e89cdf038abac23