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Copy or variant of a Greek statue of the 3rd or
2nd century B.C.
The figure is shown in a spiraling upward movement, perhaps in dance or blowing on an instrument. Tritons, with their long fish tails, often are shown with wild hair and powerful torsos. This could be such a sea creature, possibly blowing on a conch shell.
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Title: Marble statuette of a male figure with shaggy hair
Period: Imperial
Date: 1st or 2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble, Pentelic ?
Dimensions: H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Francis Neilson, 1942
Object Number: 42.201.7
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