/internal/media/dispatcher/1030873/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=37BD45E7ABA187437504DA8A02DAA82EHermes Kriophoros (the ram bearer)about 520–510 B.C.Height: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)BronzeHenry Lillie Pierce Fund04.60Votive statuette of Hermes as bearded shepherd and guardian of the flocks. Dressed as a herdsman in a short belted tunic, brimmed hat, and low laced boots, he holds small ram safe beneath his left arm; probably held the herald's staff (kerykeion in Greek, caduceus in Latin) in his right hand. Possibly made in Sikyonian workshop. Some details incised after casting. Greenish gray patina.Sculpture16.700000000015266701