Relief depicting a victorious athlete
A.D. 117–38
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from Aphrodisias or the island of Paros
DimensionsHeight: 79.5 cm (31 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCentennial gift of Charles S. Lipson
Accession number67.948
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceSaid to come from the Tarsus area, perhaps Soloi-Pompeiopolis, Turkey. 1967, Robert E. Hecht, Jr., Zurich [see note]; 1967, sold by Hecht to Charles S. Lipson (dealer), Boston; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Lipson to MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1967)
NOTE: According to Charles Lipson at the time of the gift, he had purchased the relief in Zurich from Hecht. An old photograph of the sculpture is stamped on the back with the name of Dietrich Widmer, a Basel photographer.
NOTE: According to Charles Lipson at the time of the gift, he had purchased the relief in Zurich from Hecht. An old photograph of the sculpture is stamped on the back with the name of Dietrich Widmer, a Basel photographer.
mid- to late 2nd century A.D.
530–515 B.C.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
probably A.D. 50–75
about 1st century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
about 470–450 B.C.