CIRCA MID 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A GIANT
CIRCA MID 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The male figure depicted nude and in motion, twisting slightly and bending forward, the abdominal muscles compressed, his musculature and physiognomy well defined, especially the epigastric arch and iliac crests on the front, and the muscles of the upper back and thighs, the pubic hair composed of stylized curling locks, a radiating tuft of hair at the center of his abdomen, spiral tufts surrounding his nipples, the left arm originally raised, the right lowered, the human legs perhaps once merging into snaky bodies below the knees
23½ in. (59.7 cm.) high

來源

New York Art Market, 1970s.

拍品專文

The mannered treatment of the tufts of hair around the nipples and at the center of the abdomen, as well as for the pubic hair, suggest the identification of this torso as a semi-human figure, as such treatment is often found on satyrs, giants and centaurs. The identification as a giant is based on the lack of a tail, which would be expected for a satyr (such tufts are often found on depictions of the satyr Marsyas). In addition, the present example relates to two figures in the round of similar scale and style: one in Copenhagen (Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek inv. no. 1669) and one in Providence (no. 25 in Ridgway, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Classical Sculpture). Both sculptures have a radiating tuft between the pectorals, well-defined contorting bodies, and are broken above the knees, as here. For a synopsis of the type and the thesis of attribution, see pp. 67-68 in Ridgway, op. cit.