Marble head from a herm, Imperial, 1st–2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, Copy of a Greek marble herm of ca. 450–425 B.C.. The messenger god Hermes was closely associated with boundaries, and his protective image in the form of a bearded head set on a rectangular stone shaft was placed at doorways and at strategic points along the roadside
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Marble head, herm, Imperial, 1st–2nd century .D, Roman, Marble, H, 14 1/2, 36.8 cm, Stone Sculpture, Copy, Greek marble herm, ca, 450–425 B.C., messenger god, Hermes, closely associated, boundaries, protective image, form, bearded, set, rectangular stone, shaft, placed, doorways, strategic points, roadside
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