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Source Description
Hermaphroditus was a half-male, half-female deity who was the child of the messenger-god Hermes and Aphrodite, goddess of love. A favorite subject of Hellenistic and Roman artists, he was depicted with breasts, male genitals, and a voluptuous body. Images of Hermaphroditus were placed in gymnasia, baths, theaters, and homes. The small size of this example suggests that it was made as a decorative object or for a household shrine.
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Document identity
localId
19603
label
Hermophroditus
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
10
Source metadata
id
19603
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Hermophroditus
description
Hermaphroditus was a half-male, half-female deity who was the child of the messenger-god Hermes and Aphrodite, goddess of love. A favorite subject of Hellenistic and Roman artists, he was depicted with breasts, male genitals, and a voluptuous body. Images of Hermaphroditus were placed in gymnasia, baths, theaters, and homes. The small size of this example suggests that it was made as a decorative object or for a household shrine.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1928, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P5346]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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10
pageCount
10
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
48
height
25
depth
12.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 7/8 x W: 9 13/16 x D: 4 15/16 in. (48 x 25 x 12.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
marble, traces of polychromy
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6191
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ROM
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none
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