Inv. n°: MMoCA210

Roman Marble Janiform Herm

Depicting a maenad and Paposilenus, the maenad with lidded eyes of almond shape and a rounded chin, her hair centre-parted, wearing a wreath of ivy and berries, long tresses falling onto her shoulders, Paposilenus with a creased forehead, furrowed brows, and fleshy lips, with a long down-turned moustache and a beard composed of corkscrew curls wearing a wreath of ivy and grapes with a twisted band over his bald head. Less worn copy of herm found in House of the Vetti, Pompeii.

h. 17.8 x w. 10 cm

c. 1st century AD

Marble

Provenance

  • With Adam A. Wechsler & Son, American private collector. Ex American art market, Washington D.C, 1992
  • Acquired at Christie's, New York, 9th December 2008, Lot 132

Publications

  • Christie's Antiquities, New York, 9 December 2008, lot 132
  • J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 75, fig. 1
  • Egypte Ancienne, July 2013, no. 8, p. 66-71
  • Luca Marotta, Force One, April 2017
  • Nice à l'école de l'histoire, 2017

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Nice à l'école de l'histoire, Musée Massena, Nice, France, 15th June 2017 — 15th October 2017

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