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Mercury
(Roman Empire )
The body is of Polykleitan pose and style, but with the head turned to the left. The weight is on the right leg. The right arm is at the side and once held a caduceus, part of which still remains pressed against the forearm. The left arm is held a short distance from the body, with the wrist bent. The left hand is now shapeless and no attribute is recognizable. The chlamys forms a loop before the left shoulder and winds about the left arm. There is a brooch on the shoulder. The hair is bound by a band to which two wings are attached. Part of a plaque which was cast with the statuette still remains about the feet.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/7/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.992