Sculpture
| Object Number: | MS3482 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Italy Latium Lake Nemi |
| Period: | Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 125 BCE |
| Early Date: | -125 |
| Late Date: | -1 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Youth |
| Height: | 20 cm |
| Width: | 24 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897 |
Description
Torso of a youth. White marble, somewhat patinated. Naked. Preserved from just above the navel to upper thighs. On the left side there is a small pilaster from which depends drapery which covers the upper left thigh in the front and both buttocks in the back.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] Romano, Irene B. 2006. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 122, no. 63 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Moltesen, Mette. 1997. Dianas Hellige Lund: Fund fra en Helligdom i Nemi: In the Sacred Grove of Diana: Finds from a sanctuary at Nemi.. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. pg. 5-235 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 207:242 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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