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S30.1 HERMAPHRODITUS

Hermaphroditus | Greco-Roman statue
DETAILS
Museum Collection Musée du Louvre, Paris
Catalogue No. Louvre Ma231
Title Hermaphrodite endormi
Type Statue
Material Marble
Height 1.69 metres long
Context Baths of Diocletian in Rome
Original / Copy Roman copy of Greek statue C2nd B.C.
Style Hellenistic
Date C2nd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The demigod Hermaphroditus, or a generic hermaphrodite, reclines asleep on a couch. The figure has male genitalia and female breasts and thighs.

ARTICLES

Hermaphroditus