Greek Hellenistic painted pottery herm

G170

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A moulded pottery herm in the form of a youth retaining traces of painted decoration. The chest of the figure is shown with loose drapery exposing the genitalia below the torso. Herms such as this were often sculpted as a supportive pillar for an adjacent larger figure.

Culture:
Greek, Hellenistic, 2nd or 1st Century BC

Size:
8.7 x 2.3 cms

Condition:
Fragment as shown in the photographs (loss at the base)

Provenance:
Ex. collection, George Withers (1946-2023), Bath, UK; acquired on the UK art market from the late 1960’s onwards

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