Hellenistic art
Male torso
Sculpture
Late 4th century B.C.
Pietra tenera
Fragment made in Taranto for the decoration of tombs, made in a local stone called pietra tenera. The great ductility of the pietra tenera enabled the development of a local style that in some cases anticipated expressive trends (for example, “Pergamum Baroque”) typical of other periods and other centers of the Hellenistic world.
Location: Second floor > Rooms 7-8 - Hellenistic Art
Provenance:
From Taranto
Inventory:
Inv. MB 149