Bust of Hermes. Plaster. 52 cm.

Description

Reproduction of a bust of Hermes made in plaster. Piece made with special plasters and iron oxides.  100% natural materials.

Not suitable for outdoors.

Measurements: Height: 52 cm. Width: 35 cm. Depth: 20 cm.

This is a reproduction of a fragment of the sculptural group of Hermes with Dionysus as a child.   Original by Praxiteles, 330 BC. Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

Hermes (Mercury in Rome) in Greek mythology is the son of Zeus and the nymph Maya, the messenger and herald of the gods, who guides guests on Olympus, accompanies heroes on their adventures and communicates divine messages to mortals. Consequently, he is also the patron god of travellers, as well as of merchants, thieves and swindlers. Hermes is especially the conductor of souls. As such, he leads the deceased from life to death.