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Source Description
The body is of Polykleitan pose and style, but with the head turned to the left. The weight is on the right leg. The right arm is at the side and once held a caduceus, part of which still remains pressed against the forearm. The left arm is held a short distance from the body, with the wrist bent. The left hand is now shapeless and no attribute is recognizable. The chlamys forms a loop before the left shoulder and winds about the left arm. There is a brooch on the shoulder. The hair is bound by a band to which two wings are attached. Part of a plaque which was cast with the statuette still remains about the feet.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14534
label
Mercury
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
14534
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mercury
description
The body is of Polykleitan pose and style, but with the head turned to the left. The weight is on the right leg. The right arm is at the side and once held a caduceus, part of which still remains pressed against the forearm. The left arm is held a short distance from the body, with the wrist bent. The left hand is now shapeless and no attribute is recognizable. The chlamys forms a loop before the left shoulder and winds about the left arm. There is a brooch on the shoulder. The hair is bound by a band to which two wings are attached. Part of a plaque which was cast with the statuette still remains about the feet.
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
1st century BCE-4th century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
figures
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
Source extras
med
hollow cast bronze
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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038dbde3f1f89d16