Herm Head of a Bearded Man

Greco-Roman

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2nd century

Marble

Overall: 19 × 12 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (48.3 × 31.4 × 24.1 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Anthony and Lois Blumka

S.993.43.2

Geography

Place Made: Greece, Europe

Period

1-500

Object Name

Sculpture

Research Area

Classical World

Not on view

Course History

ARTH 1, Bodies and Buildings, Ada Cohen, Steven Kangas, Fall 2012

WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019

WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019

CLST 12.03, ANTH 13.01, Who Owns the Past?, Julie Hruby and Jesse Casana, Winter 2020

CLST 06, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Flint Dibble, Fall 2020

GOVT 86.43/MES 12.14, Intellectual History of Racism, Michelle Clarke and Jonathan Smolin, Spring 2022

Classical Studies 6.01, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Margaretha Kramer, Fall 2023

Exhibition History

Ancient Profiles: Sculpture, Prints, and Coins from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Art History 1, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1-December 17, 1997.

Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985, Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 19-November 30, 2008.

Publication History

Recent Acquisitions at Hood Museum, TA NEA, Dartmouth Classics Department Newsletter, April, 1994, Volum 1, Issue 1, pg.3

Provenance

Ruth Blumka (1920-1994), New York, New York; given to her son and daughter-in-law Anthony and Lois Blumka, New York, New York, 1993; given to present collection, 1993.

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