A Roman bronze figure of Hermes
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The nude figure standing with his weight placed on the left leg, the money bag grasped in the right hand, his curling hair surmounted by wings and a pointed headdress, the face with furrowed brow and large heavy lidded eyes with recessed pupils, 6½in (16.8cm) high, mounted
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The nude figure standing with his weight placed on the left leg, the money bag grasped in the right hand, his curling hair surmounted by wings and a pointed headdress, the face with furrowed brow and large heavy lidded eyes with recessed pupils, 6½in (16.8cm) high, mounted
Estimate:
£8,000 - 12,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
€9,400 - 14,000
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
€9,400 - 14,000
Footnotes
- Provenance:
English private collection.
Bonhams London, 13 April 2011, lot 119.
Israeli private collection, Jerusalem 1970.
Category: Antiquities
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