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A rectangular marble relief portrays Hermes striding to the right in profile, holding the infant Dionysos in front of him.

Decorative Relief: Hermes and the Infant Dionysos

Graeco-Roman

Hermes strides to the right, holding the infant Dionysos. Hermes wears a petosos (his three-cornered hat) and flowing chlamys. Dionysos is wrapped in a folded garment.

Marble

Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial

Sculpture