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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting a columnar figure known as a herm worshipped by the Greeks to worship Hermes or other male deities. The petite, turquoise-glazed amulet bears a pillar-form body atop an integral rectangular plinth and has a masculine upper body with muscular shoulders, stocky biceps, and protruding genitalia. The elderly visage bears a bushy beard, almond-shaped eyes, cupped ears, and a wavy coiffure. Herm or herma are figural columnar pieces with a head, sometimes a torso, and male genitals carved at the appropriate height. They are thought to derive from the ancient Greek practice of worshipping divinities that were in the form of cairns or columns of stone or wood. Herms were apotropaic symbols and were kept in a variety of locations like crossroads, temples, public places, and in homes. Size: 0.55 W x 1.3 H (1.4 cm x 3.3 cm) Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA, ex-Sotheby's, New York Antiquities auction (December 7, 2001, part of lot 245), ex-private collection, acquired between 1955 and 1965 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #153623
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