Bronze statuette of a youth

Unknown

late 5th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

This exquisite statue depicts a nude young man with hands raised in the ancient prayer gesture. The facial features, hair, and musculature are all precisely and accurately modeled. The stance and even the hairstyle with long wavy locks parted at the center owe much to Greek sculptures by Polykleitos, especially his Doryphoros and Diadoumenos, copies of which are on display in the Greek galleries. It was perhaps produced in Veii.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 5th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1897