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Hermes Kriophoros (the ram bearer)
Greek
Archaic Period
about 520–510 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.6
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 022; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 118 (additional published references).
DescriptionVotive 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.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to MFA archival card: from Arcadia); January 19, 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 74,100.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 04.6-04.37)