Mercury, with Money Bag in Right Hand

Date: 0-99 CE

Dimensions:

H 11.2 x W 6 x D 2 cm (H 4 7/16 x W 2 3/8 x D 13/16 in.)

Medium: Bronze

Place Found / Excavated:Spain, Es Mercadal, Menorca, Balearic Islands

Period: Roman

Culture: Early Imperial Rome

Not on View

DescriptionFigurine representing Mercury standing nude with cloak over his left shoulder falling over the side. he is wearing a defining petasos with short wings, is holding a leather sack in his right hand and has wings springing from his bare feet (the left foot is missing). the head is well modeled, with a fringe of hair over the forehead.

Accession Number: D902

In Collection(s)

Antiquities, Spain & Portugal