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Statuette of Mercury - 2nd century CE
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English: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/899859
The Roman god Mercury is represented here as a young naked man with wings both on his ankles and on his characteristic hat (petasos). Most Roman household shrines, especially in Gaul and Italy, had such bronze statuettes of Mercury, who served as the protector of wealth. The money pouch is a typically Roman attribute of the god, while the balanced and relaxed position (contrapposto) is reminiscent of the widely copied figure of Hermes made by the Classical Greek sculptor Polykleitos. |
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| Source | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/899859 |
| Author | Unknown author |
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