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| Keywords: Roman - Hermaphroditus - Walters 23167.jpg Hermaphroditus was a half-male half-female deity who was the child of the messenger-god Hermes and Aphrodite goddess of love A favorite subject of Hellenistic and Roman artists he was depicted with breasts male genitals and a voluptuous body Images of Hermaphroditus were placed in gymnasia baths theaters and homes The small size of this example suggests that it was made as a decorative object or for a household shrine century 1 marble traces of polychromy cm 48 25 12 5 accession number 23 167 19603 Joseph Brummer New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1928 place of origin Roman Empire Walters Art Museum license Statues of Hermaphroditus Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
