Caption

Figurine of Poseidon, unknown Roman workshop. Figurine of Poseidon standing in contrapposto, resting on a trident. The weight of the body rests on the left leg; the right is slightly moved back, the foot bent at the toes. The body is nude, correctly modeled, with clearly defined abdominal muscles. In the left hand the figure holds a trident; the right hand is lowered at the side of the body, holding a cylindrical object at hip level. The head is slightly bowed. The face is framed by long hair and a beard. 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Bronze figurine, height 8.7 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 1.8 cm, weight 0.362 kg with base., A small sculpted figure stands on a tall rectangular pedestal; the figure has a greenish patina with darker and lighter mottling and holds a long staff topped with a three-pronged shape, the staff appearing darker brown; the pedestal is a dark green and black mottled stone with lighter veining and sits on a stepped black base; the background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_200

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.2Mb (935.3Kb) / 11.3in x 20.0in / 3388 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine Poseidon unknown Roman workshop Poseidon standing contrapposto resting trident weight body rests left leg right slightly moved back foot bent toes body nude correctly modeled defined abdominal muscles left hand figure holds right hand lowered side holding cylindrical object hip level head slightly bowed face framed long hair beard 1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Bronze figurine height 8.7 cm width 3.5 cm depth 1.8 cm weight 0.362 kg base small sculpted figure stands tall rectangular pedestal figure greenish patina darker lighter mottling holds long staff topped three-pronged shape staff appearing darker brown pedestal dark green black mottled stone lighter veining sits stepped black base background smooth light gray.