Statue of Hermes Plutodotes or Kerdoos
Γ411
White marble
Mended from four large and some small pieces. Headless, missing left arm from middle of arm and large part of caduceus
Total height: 121 cm. Max. width: 41 cm.
Gortyn
Temple of the Egyptian Gods
Roman period:
mid-2nd c. AD:
Gallery:
XXVIICase:
Not in caseExhibition thematic unit:
Sculpture. Hellenistic period (3rd-2nd c. BC) Roman period (1st c. BC-3rd c. AD)Statues of gods
Description
Marble statue, smaller than life-size with integral plinth, of Hermes Plutodotes (the Wealth-Giver) or Kerdoos (the Profit-Bringer). The god is depicted standing, his weight on his right leg, in divine nudity. His cloak, secured at the shoulder with a circular brooch, wraps around his back to drape forward over his left arm. In the same hand he holds the caduceus, supported on his left shoulder, while in his extended right hand is a purse full of coins. The surface is meticulously smoothed. The tree trunk behind the figure serves as a support. This is probably an imitation of a Late Classical model by an Alexandrian workshop, like the statues of Sarapis and Isis (nos 259, 260) made for the Temple of the Egyptian Gods in Gortyn, which had been renovated during the same period by Flavia Philyra and her children.Bibliography:
G. Oliverio, "Scoperta del sanctuario delle Divinità Egizie a Gortina", Annuario della Scuola Archeologica di Atene I, 1914, 376. I. Romeo-E.C. Portale, Gortina III. Le sculture, Padova 1998, 104-109, no. 16. A. Di Vita, Η Γόρτυνα της Κρήτης – Δεκαπέντε αιώνες αστικού βίου, Heraklion 2015, 134-139.Author:
K. S.Photographs' metadata