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A pair of intertwined snakes typically surmounts the staff carried by Hermes, the messenger of the gods. Here they are set on top of a Doric column. The heads of the snakes are articulated with particularly fine detail.
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Title: Bronze finial of a kerykeion (herald's staff)
Period: Archaic
Date: late 6th–early 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Object Number: 1989.281.57
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