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SICILY, SILVER DIDRACHM OF THERMAE HIMERENSIS, ca. 360-350 BC, 7.895g, 6h. Jenkins 7 (same dies). Very rare. Nicely toned. Very attractive and interesting portrait, possibly after Polykleitos. Good very fine. Privately acquired from Frank Sternberg
This head, copied from an Argive stater, may be a reflection of the celebrated chryselephantine statue of Hera made by Polykleitos, one of the most famous and innovative sculptors of the fifth century. The refined detail of Polykleitos models for casting executed in clay is revealed in a famous remark repeated in Plutarch's Moralia, that "the work is hardest when the clay is under the fingernail".
This head, copied from an Argive stater, may be a reflection of the celebrated chryselephantine statue of Hera made by Polykleitos, one of the most famous and innovative sculptors of the fifth century. The refined detail of Polykleitos models for casting executed in clay is revealed in a famous remark repeated in Plutarch's Moralia, that "the work is hardest when the clay is under the fingernail".