Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Finely carved from white marble, a torso of a male, nude save the billowing cloak over his left shoulder with its meticulously delineated drapery folds - presenting well-defined anatomy and a wonderful suggestion of movement. His weight is ever-so-slightly shifted to his left leg and his right leg slightly shifted to the side raising his left hip just a tad. Notice also how the figure's pelvis and thorax tilt in opposite directions, presenting a rhythmic sense of motion that suggests lifelike energy in this figure. Such calculated poses intended to conjure human vitality in sculpture were inspired by the works of Polykleitos and became the model to which sculptors aspired in Graeco-Roman as well as later Western European art. A wondrous and well-modelled example, with especially finely delineated stomach and pectoral musculature, representing an athletic and elegant body. Size: 6.625" H (16.8 cm); 8.75" H (22.2 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #137058