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[Agora Object] S 2035: Head of Male Figure: Meleager

Broken just below chin. Somewhat battered. Nose and part of upper lip broken away and top of head rubbed. Otherwise well preserved. Flame locks roughly blocked in rising to a peak over forehead. Drill ... 1st c. A.D ... forehead. Drill used a little in ... herm? (AS 1997)

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Photography

http://agathe.gr/overview/photography.html

Photography A photograph made using the traditional silver halide process is a visual record largely unaltered by the photographer. It is this quality of capturing a mirrored image of the scene that lends ... made using the traditional ... can be divided into the use ... photography, using a view camera

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[Agora Report] 1992 Excavations: Report on Excavations in the Athenian Agora 1992

T. Leslie Shear, Jr ... This is a report on the archaeological excavations in the Athenian Agora during 1992. The investigations continued in two areas: on the south side of Hastings Street and along the north side of Hadrian ... 8 Jun-7 Aug 1992 ... well, first used in the Roman ... finds, amongst them a herm ... column drums used in the north

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[Agora Object] S 1021: Head of Male Figure

Intact except for very minor chips on hair. Broken off at bottom of neck. A youthful male portrait (?) head on a herm or rectangular shaft, part of the right side of which is preserved and a bit at the ... Roman period ... on a herm or rectangular ... Used to be in the Upper Colonnade

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[Agora Object] S 198: Herm with Drapery as Statue Support

Head of youth, set on a shaft; the whole framed by heavy drapery which covers the top of the head and falls down on both sides and at back. Lower part broken away. Face much worn: mouth and most of nose ... 10 March 1932 ... P.H. 0.585; H. (herm head) 0.135; W. 0.38, (shaft) 0.135

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[Agora Object] BI 727: Bone Miniature Herm

Intact. Shaft pierced at bottom. Probably used as handle. Carefully carved bearded head. Hair marked by grooves around face and behind at sides, where lower part hangs down in a point, but upper part of ... 20 April 1954 ... Bone Miniature Herm

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[Corinth Object] T 387: HERMAIC STATUE OF HERAKLES

Upper part of figure of Herakles, under life-size, standing frontal; weight apparently slightly on r. leg; curly hair reaching to nape of neck in back; full curly beard and moustache; high rounded forehead ... 1926/05/17 ... smoothed; drill used for a few ... of a Herm.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 119, p. 94

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Shape and Uses of an Ancient City Centre; Stoas; Stoa of Herms. Aischines, III, 186. Aischines, III, 183-185. Demosthenes, XX, 112. Diogenes ... Agora 14 94 P 22351 I 5143 ... Uses of an Ancient City Centre; Stoas; Stoa of Herms