Caption

Roman statue, unknown Roman workshop. Figure of a striding man dressed in a tunic and toga. The folds of the toga flow widely, a slit at the left leg. The head is a large addition, with closely cropped hair on the head and beard, carved with short cuts of a pointed chisel. The face, with prominent jaws, tight mouth, and drawn eyebrows, is characterized by a stern expression. The pupils are marked. Profiled base, rectangular at the front, behind the back of the figure with rounded side edges. 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 hand holding a rolled cylinder, the hand and cylinder are off-white with subtle beige and light gray weathering, the hand shows rounded fingers and textured surfaces, the wrist and draped sleeve beside it display carved folds and a creamy off-white color with faint brownish stains, the background is a muted mix of gray and warm beige panels with soft shadows.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_183

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (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 characterized stern expression pupils marked Profiled base rectangular front back figure rounded side edges 2nd–3rd century torso – 2nd century AD late 3rd century AD earlier dating 1st–2nd century AD Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Sculpture Weight 928 kg close-up carved stone hand holding rolled cylinder hand cylinder off-white subtle beige light gray weathering rounded fingers textured surfaces wrist draped sleeve beside display creamy off-white color faint brownish stains background muted mix gray warm beige panels soft shadows.