Figurine of Hermes Cryophorus, Hermes mythology, Greek deity. Statuette of Hermes Cryophorus striding to the right, carrying a goat on his back. His legs are decorated with wings. His face is framed by stubble and a pointed beard. With his left hand, he holds the goat's hind leg under his chin. Depicted in a manner characteristic of the Archaic period: legs in profile, torso and head frontally. The god wears a himation draped like a shawl over his shoulders, the ends falling down the sides, and a hairstyle with curls held above his forehead. Hermes strides on an altar, his legs depicted in relief against its background. In his bent left hand he holds a caduceus. The whole is set on a small rectangular base. Date: 490–460 BC previously dated 500–490 BC. Place of origin: Boeotia. Terracotta figurine. Height 19.5 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm, weight 0.28 kg.
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Figurine of Hermes Cryophorus, Hermes mythology, Greek deity. Statuette of Hermes Cryophorus striding to the right, carrying a goat on his back. His legs are decorated with wings. His face is framed by stubble and a pointed beard. With his left hand, he holds the goat's hind leg under his chin. Depicted in a manner characteristic of the Archaic period: legs in profile, torso and head frontally. The god wears a himation draped like a shawl over his shoulders, the ends falling down the sides, and a hairstyle with curls held above his forehead. Hermes strides on an altar, his legs depicted in relief against its background. In his bent left hand he holds a caduceus. The whole is set on a small rectangular base. Date: 490–460 BC previously dated 500–490 BC. Place of origin: Boeotia. Terracotta figurine. Height 19.5 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm, weight 0.28 kg.

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Figurine Hermes Cryophorus Hermes mythology Greek deity Statuette Hermes Cryophorus striding right carrying goat back legs decorated wings face framed stubble pointed beard left hand holds goat's hind leg under chin Depicted manner characteristic Archaic period profile torso head frontally god wears himation draped shawl shoulders ends falling down sides hairstyle curls held forehead Hermes strides altar legs depicted relief background bent left hand caduceus whole set small rectangular base Date 490–460 BC previously dated 500–490 Bc Place origin Boeotia Terracotta figurine Height 19.5 cm width 9 cm depth 4.5 cm weight 0.28 kg.

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