Marble head from a herm

Unknown

probably late 5th century BCE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

The flat area at the back of the neck and the coarse, grooved treatment of the hair reveal this to be a herm head, the terminal of a rectangular pillar. Like most herms, it probably represents Hermes, guardian of roads and doorways.

Artist

Unknown

Date

probably late 5th century BCE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1959