Fragment of a statue base in relief

Classification

relief ; statue base

Culture

Greek (culture); Roman

Dimensions

height: 23.5 cm

Date

3rd century B.C. (?)

Period

Hellenistic Period (Greek, 323–31)?

Material

marble analysis ; Doliana marble

Iconography

horse ; palm tree ; youth ; palmette/palmette frieze ; wavy lines ; ornamentika

Findspot

Rome (city)

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4777

Hyp-3928

References

Hekler 1929, 84, no. 75

The fragment shows youths tending their horses. The scene is perhaps related to some contest: it may have been the base of a statue representing the winner.

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 statue base was made of Doliana marble. Click here for the detailed results.

Trails

Hellenistic sculpture

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.