Description
Thrace, Sestos, ca. 300 BC. Herm facing, grain ear to left, kerykeion to right / Σ Α; amphora.
Thrace, Sestos; Herm/amphora
45,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE10 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,24 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Von Fritze, Sestos 5; HGC 3, 1651 |
| Commentary: | grey patina with some edge breaks and deposits, decent details |
Historical Context
Herm is a sculpture with a head above a plain, usually squared lower section which developed from the heap of stones with which the early Greeks worshipped their gods or warded off harm or evil.
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