CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

細節

A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A YOUNG MAN
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Perhaps a god or athlete, standing with his weight on his left leg, the right relaxed with the knee slightly bent and the heel raised, the hip pushed out to the right, and the left shoulder slightly lowered, together causing a slight S-curve in the torso, with both arms lowered and pulled slightly back, a tree trunk support to the right, on an integral base
56½ in. (143.5 cm) high

來源

Asian Collection, purchased between 1968-1972

拍品專文

The muscular torso, the undeveloped pubic hair, the hip thrust to the right and the position of the legs all recall the pose of the "Westmacott Ephebe" in the British Museum. This is recognized as being a Roman copy of an original by Polykleitos of the late 5th century B.C. Our sculpture differs only in the position of the right arm, here lowered, but raised on the Ephebe. The re-working of Greek models is a typical feature of Roman workshops.

Described in a letter by Dr. E. Berger, Director of the Antikenmuseum, Basel, dated 5 May 1967.