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Impression with Hermes
Greek or Roman
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
2nd century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number13.143
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Gems
DescriptionHermes, nude except for chlamys around neck and petasos, leaning on a column at right. His right hand rests on his hip and left arm, holding an unidentified object, is propped on the pillar. Groundline. Lump of clay impressed with an oblong intaglio.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA, January 2, 1913