Figurine
48-2-224
From: Turkey (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 48-2-224 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Turkey (uncertain) |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Mercury |
| Description | Statuette: Mercury. Very worn patina is black with traces of green. Left ankle was broken and repaired. Nude figure except for a shawl hanging over right shoulder and down over left arm. Holds a kerykeion in left hand. Right is extended and notched to hold another object, probably a purse. Stands on right leg, swinging left to the side. Wears a tall concave hat surmounted by a flat disc. |
| Height | 7 cm |
| Width | 3.2 cm |
| Depth | 1.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | 98 - Collector Number | L-2-20 - Old Loan Number |
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