Statue of Hermes. Pentelic marble, found in Troezen. The god is shown naked, with a chlamys. He wears a petassos on his head. With his right hand he grasps the horns of a ram that is shown next to him, seated on its hind legs. 2nd century AD. Copy of a late 5th century BC original attributed to Naukydes, a sculptor of the school of Polykleitos.
Statue of Hermes. Pentelic marble, found in Troezen. The god is shown naked, with a chlamys. He wears a petassos on his head. With his right hand he grasps the horns of a ram that is shown next to him, seated on its hind legs. 2nd century AD. Copy of a late 5th century BC original attributed to Naukydes, a sculptor of the school of Polykleitos.
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