Marble statuette of a male figure with shaggy hair

Unknown

1st or 2nd century CE · Marble, Pentelic ? · Greek and Roman Art

Copy or variant of a Greek statue of the 3rd or 2nd century B.C. The figure is shown in a spiraling upward movement, perhaps in dance or blowing on an instrument. Tritons, with their long fish tails, often are shown with wild hair and powerful torsos. This could be such a sea creature, possibly blowing on a conch shell.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st or 2nd century CE

Medium

Marble, Pentelic ?

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Francis Neilson, 1942