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Torso of Protesilaos

Torso of Asclepius

Classification
statuette; sculpture / statue
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
height: 20.8 cm
Date
1st century A.D.
Material
marble analysis; Afyon marble
Iconography
Asclepius; himation
Findspot
Ankyra (Ankara)
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Böszörményi, János (1883–1950)
Inventory
6947
ID
Hyp-3849
References
Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 163; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 186

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the torso was made of Afyon marble. Click here for the detailed results.

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