Hermes of Messene
The Hermes of Messene (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς τῆς Μεσσήνης) is a large ancient Roman statue of the god Hermes, the Greek god of trade, commerce and messenger of the gods. It was found in 1996 in the old gymnasium of Ancient Messene, in southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, and now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Messene in the ancient site of Messene (not to be confused with the Archaeological Museum of Messenia in Kalamata).
| Year | 1st century AD
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| Medium | Marble
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| Movement | Roman
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| Subject | The god Hermes
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| Dimensions | 208 cm (82 in)
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| Condition | Right hand and left arm missing
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| Owner | Greece
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