By Michael Balaroutsos architect
"The statue pretending to be god Hermes, is a copy of the 4th century, inspired by the tradition of the great Argive sculptor Polyclitus."
Discovered during operations to highlight the surrounding area "Little Theatre" in the ancient city of Epidavros.
This body marble statue, a size slightly larger than normal, representing a standing nude man draped over his left shoulder and wrapped around the arm, a cloak, which was in good condition.
The statue of Epidaurus with its soft body shaping, but also by exaggerating the net structure and swelling of muscles, it is estimated that built in the imperial Roman times, perhaps the second AD century, a time when the visit of Emperor Hadrian at Epidaurus has created favorable conditions in the city.For the moment, archaeologists do not know if the statue represents God himself, or as with many other copies of the same type, the adjustment of the head and face was a portrait of an important officer of the era.
Discovered during operations to highlight the surrounding area "Little Theatre" in the ancient city of Epidavros.
This body marble statue, a size slightly larger than normal, representing a standing nude man draped over his left shoulder and wrapped around the arm, a cloak, which was in good condition.
The statue of Epidaurus with its soft body shaping, but also by exaggerating the net structure and swelling of muscles, it is estimated that built in the imperial Roman times, perhaps the second AD century, a time when the visit of Emperor Hadrian at Epidaurus has created favorable conditions in the city.For the moment, archaeologists do not know if the statue represents God himself, or as with many other copies of the same type, the adjustment of the head and face was a portrait of an important officer of the era.
The area where the statue was part of the theater must have involved the Agora of the ancient city. The sculpture was built into the clipboard building that dates back as early as the 4th AD century, but close to older buildings, which at this stage of the research presumed belonging to the wider area of the ancient Agora of the town.
Works in area made by the Committee for the Conservation of Monuments of Epidaurus by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The statue was moved to the Museum of Asklepios Epidaurus for cleaning and maintenance ...
also see the transfer of the statue in the video below
