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THREE
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potsherd, Louvre C 10793 |
HERMES
PROPYLAIOS, Athens Acropolis
Cast of a Roman copy from Pergamon, now in Istanbul |
HERM
from EPHESUS
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THREE
HERMS
potsherd, Louvre C 10793 |
HERMES
PROPYLAIOS, Athens Acropolis
Cast of a Roman copy from Pergamon, now in Istanbul |
HERM
from EPHESUS
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The text inscribed on the Hermes Propylaios read: "You will recognise Alkamenes' fine statue, the Hermes Before-the-Gates. Pergamios set it up."
Beneath the dedicatory inscription is the maxim "know thyself". (Athenian Herms not infrequently carried maxims.)
For a close-up replica of the inscription CLICK HERE.
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MORE
HERMS
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| Bronze-ivory herm in the Getty Mus. |
| Herms found in the agora, Athens |
| Images of various herms |
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©
2002 Anthony Bulloch. Dept. of Classics, University of California,
Berkeley
and the University of California, Berkeley |
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