Lot Essay
This statue may be based on the Diadoumenos or athlete binding a fillet by Polykleitos, the original dating to circa 430 B.C.
CIRCA EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D. AFTER A GREEK ORIGINAL OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF AN ATHLETE OR YOUNG GOD
CIRCA EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D. AFTER A GREEK ORIGINAL OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Standing with weight on right leg against a tree trunk support, on remains of oval base, left arm bent upwards at elbow, with remains of side supports on left side at the waist and knee, right leg repaired, mounted
27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high
CIRCA EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D. AFTER A GREEK ORIGINAL OF 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Standing with weight on right leg against a tree trunk support, on remains of oval base, left arm bent upwards at elbow, with remains of side supports on left side at the waist and knee, right leg repaired, mounted
27½ in. (69.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly a European Private collection: sold Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 1981, lot 227.