| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Title: | Smaller Boston Hermes Kriophoros |
| Context: | From Arcadia |
| Findspot: | Found at Arcadia |
| Summary: | Hermes carrying lamb in his left arm |
| Object Function: | Votive |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue |
| Category: | Single sculpture |
| Style: | Late Archaic |
| Technique: | Solid cast |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 520 BC - ca. 510 BC |
| Dimensions: | H 0.167 m |
| Scale: | Miniature |
| Region: | Arcadia |
| Period: | Late Archaic |
Subject Description: Hermes strides ahead, in an upright pose, with both arms held ahead of him. In his right hand he probably held a kerykeion, and in his left hand he holds the forelegs of a small lamb, the rest of whose body dangles at Hermes' side. This indicates Hermes' role as protector of flocks. He wears a knee-length shepherd's tunic, decorated around the neck with a hatched incision, with a thin band at the hem, and belted at the waist. He wears short wingless boots and a wide-brimmed pilos. His hair is arranged in stylized curls around his forehead and ears, a pointed beard, and long crinkled locks falling down the back of his head.
Condition: Intact
Condition Description: Figure is nearly complete, missing only Hermes' left foot, the left hind leg of the ram, and the attribute (probably a kerykeion, or herald's staff, made of another material) from Hermes' right hand. Greenish grey patina on surface.
Collection History: Formerly in the E.P. Warren Collection; acquired by the MFA in 1904.
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