ECL-Bn.15:159-2014
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.15:159-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Two caryatid herms
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
On left a female supports a plain capital and an entablature on her head. Her hair is taken back and falls in ringlets on her shoulders. Her breasts are bare. From her shoulders are two projections in place of arms, and over them hangs a drape which hides the junction of body and pedestal just beneath her breasts.
On right a female wears a basket full of fruit and leaves on her head. Her torso is bare except for a drape round her shoulders and forming sleeves over her upper arms. A copious drape round her hips masks the junction with the pedestal. With her right hand she holds the drape in position; with her left she holds out a vase (?). She has feet at the bottom of the shaft.
On right a female wears a basket full of fruit and leaves on her head. Her torso is bare except for a drape round her shoulders and forming sleeves over her upper arms. A copious drape round her hips masks the junction with the pedestal. With her right hand she holds the drape in position; with her left she holds out a vase (?). She has feet at the bottom of the shaft.
Content (object)
herm
Dimensions
height (actual size): 201mm
width (actual size): 127mm
width (actual size): 127mm
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)