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 later addition, with closely cropped hair and beard carved with short cuts of a pointed chisel. The face, with prominent jaws, tight mouth, and drawn eyebrows, has a stern expression; the pupils are marked. Profiled base, rectangular at the front, rounded side edges behind the figure. 2nd–3rd century torso 2nd century AD, head late 3rd century AD; earlier dating: 1st–2nd century AD. Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Sculpture. Weight 928 kg., A close-up of a carved stone draped figure showing detailed folds and flowing fabric in shades of off-white, cream, pale beige, and light gray, with subtle darker gray shadows and small areas of faint warm discoloration, revealing the sculpted contours of limbs beneath the cloth and the textured surface of the stone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_181

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (2.9Mb) / 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 later 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 figure 2nd–3rd century torso 2nd century AD head late 3rd century AD earlier dating 1st–2nd century AD Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Sculpture Weight 928 kg close-up carved stone draped showing detailed folds flowing fabric shades off-white cream pale beige light gray subtle darker gray shadows small areas faint warm discoloration revealing sculpted contours limbs beneath cloth textured surface stone.