The back of this sculpture is notoriously incomplete, with visible chisel marks, and traces of red that cover the head of one character are attributed to the cinnabar used for gilding.
One explanation for the extension of a title character's right arm involves castanets used to amuse the other. Initial materials for this sculpture were taken solely from the island of Paros, but it was later coated with clay from the site in which it was found. The back of this sculpture is notoriously incomplete, with visible chisel marks, and traces of red that cover the head of one character are attributed to the cinnabar used for gilding. This sculpture was found by Ernst Curtius in the (*) Heraeum, where it had earlier been describedby Pausanias. When initially found, one figure was missing both his legs and much of his right arm. That figure, considered to resemble Myron's athletes, holds a small baby who glances at what may have been a pair of grapes. For 10 points, name this sculpture depicting two gods, by Praxiteles.
One explanation for the extension of a title character's right arm involves castanets used to amuse the other.
Hermes and the Infant Dionysus [or Hermes with the Infant Dionysus]