Description:

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very fine marble torso of a youthful male deity - most likely Apollo, the god of music, poetry, art, and knowledge - his muscular pectorals, abdominals, and buttocks so realistically defined and his genitals clearly delineated. One can also see wavy locks of hair cascading over his shoulders. Though a section from a larger statue, it is possible to discern that the left leg is slightly advanced, implying a contrapposto weight shift on the right leg. Such calculated poses were inspired by the ancient Greek works of Polykleitos and became the model to which sculptors aspired in Graeco-Roman as well as later Western European art. Size: 2.9" W x 5.4" H (7.4 cm x 13.7 cm); 7.6" H (19.3 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: Ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities; Exhibited on February 23, 1999, at Saint Peter’s College, New Jersey, Department of Fine Art, by Mr. Oscar Magnan, Director of Art Gallery.

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#155754

  • Condition: Losses to head, arms, and legs as shown. Light abrasions and pitting, with minor softening to some finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and smooth surface textures throughout.

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