Hellenistic art
Headless statuette of a deity
Sculpture
Roman copy of an archaistic original
Luni marble
The outstanding statuette of a deity derives from archaistic models created in the second century B.C.; the lack of attributes prevents an exact identification of the figure, which is dressed in a long chiton made of heavy shirred cloth covered by a himation arranged crosswise, so that as it falls it forms a series of decorative zigzagging folds.
Location: Second floor > Rooms 7-8 - Hellenistic Art
Provenance:
Purchased in Rome
Inventory:
Inv. MB 87