Bronze statuette of a draped man

Unknown

1st century BCE–1st century CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

This impressive statuette shows a mature, bearded man who stands purposefully and looks upward. The cloak that covers his torso also conceals his arms, bent forward over his chest. Proposed identifications have linked him with the theater, specifically as an actor declaiming a text rather than playing a role.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek or Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1907