Caption

Roman statue, unknown Roman workshop. Figure of a striding man dressed in a tunic and toga. The folds of the toga flow widely, with a slit at the left leg. The head is a large addition, with closely cropped hair and beard carved with short cuts of a pointed chisel. The face has prominent jaws, a tight mouth, drawn eyebrows, and a stern expression; the pupils are marked. Profiled base, rectangular at the front, with rounded side edges behind the back of the figure. Torso 2nd century AD; head late 3rd century AD overall dated 2nd–3rd century; previously dated 1st–2nd century AD. Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Sculpture. Weight 928 kg., The image shows a close-up of draped fabric folds on a sculpture with a smooth, slightly textured surface in shades of off-white, cream, pale beige, and light gray, with subtle areas of warmer yellowish and faint brownish discoloration; the folds create overlapping curved lines and soft shadows, and a rounded cylindrical pedestal in similar off-white and beige tones is partially visible at the bottom right against a dark gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_177

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (2.4Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Roman statue unknown Roman workshop Figure striding man dressed tunic toga folds flow widely slit left leg head large addition closely cropped hair beard carved short cuts pointed chisel face prominent jaws tight mouth drawn eyebrows stern expression pupils marked Profiled base rectangular front rounded side edges back figure Torso 2nd century AD head late 3rd century AD dated 2nd–3rd century previously dated 1st–2nd century AD Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Sculpture Weight 928 kg image close-up draped fabric folds sculpture smooth slightly textured surface shades off-white cream pale beige light gray subtle areas warmer yellowish faint brownish discoloration create overlapping curved lines soft shadows rounded cylindrical pedestal beige tones partially visible bottom right dark gray background.