A Hellenistic Terracotta Statue of a Youth, 3rd Century BC
Terracotta
height 26.7 cm
height 10 1/2 in
height 10 1/2 in
MD.26
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A large Hellenistic terracotta statue of a nude youthful male. The figure is shown with a cloak around his shoulders, standing nude, with red, white, and blue paint remaining. These...
A large Hellenistic terracotta statue of a nude youthful male. The figure is shown with a cloak around his shoulders, standing nude, with red, white, and blue paint remaining. These finely moulded figures, often highly decorated, rose in popularity during the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. Common themes include fashionable women, gods and goddesses, heroic athletes, and bacchanalian merriment.