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.
Provenance
Publications
- Christie's Antiquities, New York
- , "Roman Marble Sculpture", Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France
- Egypte Ancienne
- , Force One
- Nice à l'école de l'histoire
Exhibitions
- Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
- , Musée Massena, Nice, France, 15th June 2017 — 15th October 2017
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