A Roman bronze model of the head of Hermes
A Roman bronze model of the head of Hermes, circa 2nd century A.D., portrayed wearing his winged petasus, a small section of drapery cast around his lower neck
12.5cm high
Atop a modern polished black stone plinth, the height overall 21cm
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's London, Antiquities, 12th December 1988, lot 118
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A Roman bronze model of the head of Hermes, circa 2nd century A.D., portrayed wearing his winged petasus, a small section of drapery cast around his lower neck
12.5cm high
Atop a modern polished black stone plinth, the height overall 21cm
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's London, Antiquities, 12th December 1988, lot 118