Figurine of Hermes Cryophorus, 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, ends falling down the sides, and a hairstyle with curls held above his forehead. Hermes strides on an altar, legs depicted in relief against its background. In his bent left hand he holds a caduceus. Set on a small rectangular base. Date: 490–460 BC previously dated 500–490 BC. Place of origin: Boeotia. Type: figurine. Dimensions: height 19.5 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm. Weight: 0.28 kg., A pale beige stone sculpture of a robed standing figure shown against a solid gray background, with a rounded hood covering the head and a hand raised toward the face, draped ...
Caption

Figurine of Hermes Cryophorus, 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, ends falling down the sides, and a hairstyle with curls held above his forehead. Hermes strides on an altar, legs depicted in relief against its background. In his bent left hand he holds a caduceus. Set on a small rectangular base. Date: 490–460 BC previously dated 500–490 BC. Place of origin: Boeotia. Type: figurine. Dimensions: height 19.5 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm. Weight: 0.28 kg., A pale beige stone sculpture of a robed standing figure shown against a solid gray background, with a rounded hood covering the head and a hand raised toward the face, draped flowing garments with carved folds and a slightly weathered surface, a rectangular base of the same pale beige stone, and subtle variations in the beige color including some darker and lighter patches.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_066

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.4Mb (1.6Mb) / 11.7in x 20.0in / 3517 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine Hermes Cryophorus 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 Set small rectangular base Date 490–460 BC previously dated 500–490 Bc Place origin Boeotia Type figurine Dimensions height 19.5 cm width 9 cm depth 4.5 cm Weight 0.28 kg pale beige stone sculpture robed standing figure shown solid gray background rounded hood covering head hand raised draped flowing garments carved folds slightly weathered surface rectangular base stone subtle variations beige color darker lighter patches.

Please log in to download the high resolution file