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[Agora Object] S 1945: Herms Incised on Stone

Fully preserved. Roughly oblong chunk of marble with two herms, one above the other incised in it. Lower herm ithyphallic, upper not. Very crudely done. Pentelic marble. From dump of earth from cistern ... 12 May 1956 ... Herms Incised on Stone

[Agora Object] T 1567: Figurine Fragment

Square box-like object. Broken away from the left side of a figurine. Clusters of grapes hang down its front. Traces of white and pink color. ADDENDA: Blond clay. Belongs with the Herms T 1566. Cistern ... 25-29 February 1936 ... Belongs with the Herms T 1566.

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[Agora Object] T 1566: Head of Herm Figurine

The back, pierced by a hole, and most of the face, broken away. The hair arranged in a coronet of nodules over the brow. A roll of drapery passes over the top of the head. Hollow head. Traces of white ... 25-29 February 1936 ... ADDENDA: Belongs with the same Herms as T 1567.

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[Agora Object] A 1174: Slab Fragment from Stage Front

Upper left corner preserved in two joining fragments. In top are traces of iron clamps, one to tie this slab to its backer, one to secure it to the background of a marble herm head. (In the case of the ... August 1946 ... This slab was set between herms of the type represented by S 1213 (ΩΔ 218).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 405

Wall fragment from just below rim. Narrow reserved band on inside. Glaze abraded in lower right. Max. dim. 0.085. At the far right is Hermes (face, right shoulder, end of kerykeion) standing frontally, ... Late 5th century B.C ... A general discussion of herms may be found in Metzger, pp. 77--91.