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Rider figurine

Π20874
Clay
Mended and restored. Missing part of the petasos
Height: 20.5 cm.
Syme
Sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite
Hellenistic period:
3rd c. BC:
Gallery:
XVII
Case:
166
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th - 4th c. BC). The Sanctuaries. From Minoan cult to the amalgamation of religious beliefs
Sanctuaries
Description
Terracotta figurine of Hermes, standing on a rectangular base. The god is wearing a mantle with a brooch on the right shoulder and holding his symbol, the caduceus, in his left hand. He has long hair under his winged hat, the petasos. Next to him is a ram on its hind legs.
Bibliography:
Πρακτικά Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας 1973, 410 και 1981Β, 389, pl. 257γ.
Author:
M. K.


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