AimeeMaroux, It's the Day of Hermes aka Mercurius Day aka #Wednesday! 🐏
This delightful figure of the #Roman god Mercurius is holding a purse & has a winged feet and a winged helmet. He protected the pay of Roman soldiers, so this figure may have belonged to a soldier.
🏛️ Bronze Mercurius, Barnhill, Perth, Scotland
via @TrimontiumTrust
https://twitter.com/TrimontiumTrust/status/1675065708948987904#DayOfHermes @mythology @antiquidons #ancientRome #GreekRomanArt #HermesDeity
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