Marble torso of a man

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statuette

Culture

Greek (culture)

Dimensions

height: 28 cm

Date

460–450 B.C.

Period

Classical Period (480–323)

Material

marble analysis ; Parian marble, lychnites

Iconography

male figure ; chiton

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4712

Hyp-4025

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 45, fig. 26; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 52, fig. 26; Hekler 1929, 14, no. 6; Vanhove 1992, 383, no. 251; Langlotz, in JdI 61–62 (1946–1947), 98

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 Parian (Paros-Marathi) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.