ECL-Bm.5:85-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.5:85-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Herm head: philosopher
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Philosopher with beard arranged in tight long ringlets and hair in small curls. He wears a diadem, from the back of which fillets fall on to his shoulders. The front of the shaft is worked as his chest and on it is the Greek inscription: MAATQNHE/APIETONOY/AOHNAIOM. The shaft, which ends at his waist, stands on a horizontal block, which bears the inscription: PLATO ATHAENIEN/SIS ARISTONIS/FILIUS. Viewed slightly obliquely from left.
Content (object)
head
herm
herm
Content (note)
It is not possible to type the Greek inscription accurately and the drawing should be consulted.
Dimensions
height (actual size): 400mm
width (actual size): 265mm
width (actual size): 265mm
Inscription
Campiglia In Campidoglia written in ink on the back of the drawing
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
