Marble head from a herm

probably late 5th century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 156

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.

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Title: Marble head from a herm
Period: Classical
Date: probably late 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: H.: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1959
Object Number: 59.11.24
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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