Hermes with Ram Bull 9 1/4" gypsumstone statue

9 1/4" gypsumstone statue

At the moment of his spiritual awakening

in his lap

The eternal jiva is reborn according to its karma until  it attains liberation through divine grace

enigmatic and beguiling scent

Hermes with Ram Bull 9 1/4" gypsumstone statueThrice Great Hermes! Stones called hermes protected all Greco Roman crossroads. The sign of the cross originally invoked the four sacred directions of Hermes. He was considered the Master Philosopher in Arab, Greek and medieval cultures. He is shown wearing an Etruscan peasant hat, carrying a ram, holding a caduceus and wearing winged sandals. His wise face implies hermetic knowledge. [Boston Museum, c. 400 BCE.] 8" gypsumstone statue, walnut shell