Due erme marmoree inedite dalla Regio I di Pompei

This is a study of two marble herms from Insula 13 of Regio I, found during excavations by Maiuri in 1954–1956. A description of the two pieces is followed by an art historical assessment seeking to identify the remote Hellenistic antecedents the craftsman probably drew upon. In the lack of a stratigraphic context, some hypotheses at identification are put forward, taking account of the general situation of the insula as a whole and of what we know about this insula from previous studies by the author.

Keywords: Pompeii Regio I, Maiuri, postwar excavations, herms, marble