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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Mercury
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Mercury

AAT Object Form/Functionfigurines
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Datemid 1st-3rd Century CE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions5 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 in., 250 g (14.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm, 8 13/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.764
Published ReferencesHotel des Chevau-Legers, Versaille, Collection Monnaies Antiques Archeologie (16 Juin 1974), lot 70.
ProvenancePurchased by Roger Fernand Galliano for Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Chevau-Legers, Versailles, France, June 16, 1974, lot 70. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
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