Hermes with Infant Dionysos, head of Hermes, left profile, Olympia
Hermes with Infant Dionysos, back view, Olympia
Hermes with Infant Dionysos, head and left arm of Dionysos, detail, Olympia
Hermes with Infant Dionysos, upper torso of Hermes and infant, from left, ...
Hermes with Infant Dionysos, frontal view, Olympia
Hermes with Infant Dionysos, right foot and sandal of infant, detail, Olym...
| Collection: | Olympia Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Olympia Hermes with Infant Dionysos |
| Context: | From Olympia |
| Findspot: | Excavated at Olympia |
| Summary: | Hermes holding the infant Dionysos in his left arm |
| Object Function: | Unknown |
| Sculptor: | Literary attestation to Praxiteles |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue |
| Category: | Original/copies |
| Style: | Late Classical |
| Technique: | In-the-round |
| Original or Copy: | Copy ? |
| Original: | Hermes with Dionysos |
| Date: | ca. 100 BC - ca. 100 AD |
| Dimensions: | H 2.15 m |
| Scale: | Life-size |
| Region: | Elis |
| Period: | Graeco-Roman |
Date Description:
The date of the Hermes is extremely controversial and as yet undetermined. Most scholars now believe it is a work of the Hellenistic period rather than of the 4th century.
Condition: Nearly complete
Condition Description:
Hermes lacks the lower legs (the right foot is original), the right forearm including the elbow and various small pieces. Dionysos' left shoulder/upper arm and parts of the torso are also restored.
Collection History:
Excavated by the Germans at Olympia in 1877.
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