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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Empúries
Omeka ID 126
Empúries. Ciutat Romana
Rome

herms, Bacchic herms

MAC EMP-10080

Object type
herms
Production date
50 / 125
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Empúries
Culture
Rome
Discovery location
Empúries. Ciutat Romana
Materials
marble
Township
Escala, l' (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
sculpting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
225 x 160 x 93 mm
Description
Bacchic Hermes in white marble, possibly of Carrara. Part of the back face is missing, which has simply been smoothed, as well as the nose and the right lateral edge of the piece. It depicts Dionysus-Bacchus at an advanced age. The depiction of the beard gives the figure an archaic appearance. Under a first row of curls, the beard forms a compact block of fine vertical curls. Above it hang the ends of the long mustache. Above the hair, a ribbon or diadem encircles a veil that projects over the forehead and falls over the shoulders, above long stylised braids. Above the head is the end of a large leaf or vine. The piece shows limited use of the trephine.

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