Head and lower portion of statue of Hermes, re-carved from earlier statue. Messene (Achaea). Earlier fourth century
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Messene
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
From a large Roman mansion near the city centre of Messene
Current Location:
Messene museum inv. no. 264 (head), 258 (plinth with legs)
OBJECT
Object:
Statue
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
32 (head); 52 (lower portion)
Attributes:
other
Beard:
Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Hermes
Position:
Deities, Personifications and Heroes
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
310
Latest:
361
MAIN REFERENCE
Deligiannakis, G., Two Late-antique statues from Ancient Messene, The Annual of the British School at Athens 100, pp. 387-406, 2005, pp. 400-2pl. 14, 15, fig. 7