Cloaked body
2nd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight: 152 cm (59 13/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number01.7524
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On viewClassificationsSculpture
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This man wears a garment derived from the Greek himation (mantle), his right arm contained within the fabric and held in an “arm sling.” This manner of dress became popular at Rome in the first century B.C. but remained in fashion for centuries, especially in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in London. I was assured it was found not very far from Reggio at a place. Casanuovo.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
about 540–520 B.C.
about 500 B.C.
2nd century B.C.
about 210–170 B.C.
mid-4th century B.C.
mid-5th century B.C.
about 1700–1450 B.C.
about 750–700 B.C.
late 8th-early 7th centuries B.C.
750–700 B.C.
about 750 B.C.
about 750 B.C.