Standing Nude Youth
375-325 BCE
Description
Tall, slender boy. Chlamys draped over shoulders, falling over arms eaving forearms free. Right arm pendant, hand holding a fold of chlamys. Left arm bent, holding an object (swan?). Left foot slightly forward and to the side. Gentle curve of the body, effeminate type. Elaborate headdress with curls radiating from forehead in a huge mass with a garland looped through upper portion directly beneath crown. High rectangular plinth, traces of red, back unmodelled. Base made in same mold as figure. Head inserted. Large rectangular vent hole. Hard pink clay; remains of white slip and traces of iron oxide red.
Dimensions
32.8 x 10.4 cm (12 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.) Base: 9.9 x 7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
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