K11.12 HERMA STATUE
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Beazley Archive No. | - |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Lekythos |
| Painter | - |
| Date | ca 475 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of a Herma statue--a rustic fertility statue of the god Hermes. The herma is depicted as a plinth with the bearded head of the god, an erect phallus, and inscribed herald's wand (kerykeion), the symbol of the god.