SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE
Seated Man
323-31 BCE
Description
Man dressed in a long, tightly drawn cloak attached at right shoulder and reaching below the knees. Body is supported by the left arm which is resting on the rock. High boots reach the bottom of his cloak. Traces of pink visible on right arm. Back is unmodelled with a square vent hole. Head and chips around the right arm are missing. Broken into 13 pieces and repaired. (4th from left in photograph) Hard, reddish brown clay; remains of white slip.
Dimensions
10.3 x 7 cm (4 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.) Base: 6.4 x 5.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Mr. & Mrs. William de Forest Thomson; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.
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