Hermes

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lekythos shaped vase, black background with yellow figure of Hermes wearing winged sandals and holding the caduceus (a herald’s staff topped by intertwined, copulating snakes).
This piece depicts Hermes with all his key attributes. His classic winged sandals represent his role in travel, and his staff with snakes on the end represents commerce and trickery.

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This piece depicts Hermes with all his key attributes. His classic winged sandals represent his role in travel, and his staff with snakes on the end represents commerce and trickery. (ca. 480-470 B. C. )

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    jpg
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  • original publisher
    Attributed to the Tithonus Painter
  • original publisher place
    Athens
  • publisher
    Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • publisher place
    New York