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Hermes of Praxiteles
Museum at Olympia
One of the masterpieces of ancient Greek art.
Hermes, as Pausanias informs us, is depicted carrying
the infant Dionysos. Made from Parian marble it stands
2,10m in height.
It is thought to be an original of the great sculptor
and it is dated to ca. 330 B.C.
"Hellenic Ministry of Culture"
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