| Archaistic Dionysos Herm Head |
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Inventory number |
00471 |
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Alternate Inventory number |
H-8 |
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Name of Object |
Archaistic Dionysos Herm Head |
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Culture or Civilization |
Roman |
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Type of Object |
Sculpture - stone - in the round |
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Material Type |
Stone - marble |
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Dimensions |
H., 0.173 m. |
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Condition |
Nose, tip of beard damaged, upper part of head fractured and repaired; parts of base chipped away. |
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Description |
Projecting rounded beard in 3 rows of stylized corkscrew curls; forehead crowned with three rows of same, the hair on top of the head in shallow parallels waves, terminating at the ears to form loose wavy long shoulder-shanks. The stylization of the ear might be confused with rams' horns, suggesting Ammon. Rounded forehead, eyebrows inset, deep almond shaped eyes with full lower lids, full cheeks, rather long thin nose, smiling mouth; upper lip and mustache separated from lower lip and beard by groove which delineates slightly open mouth. Some use of drill; surface work not sharp and crisp. Root marks visible on the back which is smooth and flat, to which another herm had been attached. |
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Comments |
Giallo Antico.
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Comparanda |
On the form and use of this class of object, see Dwyer 1982, Moss 1988, and Richter 1966, 112-13. Terminal busts decorating these table-legs were often made of colored marble; see Wrede 1985, 68-71; see also the comments of Dwyer 1982, 26.
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Date Discussion |
first century AD. |
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Beginning Date |
1 |
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End Date |
99 |
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Provenience |
purchased in Rome. |
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Source |
R. Norton. |
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Bibliography |
unpublished |
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Fototeca negative number |
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AAR negative number |
XXXVIII.17a-18a, LXVI.3 |
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Location |
5BSCR cabC6 |
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Authors |
Jacqueline Collins-Clinton
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