Torso of a Man

Roman

Torso of a Man, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Marble
136.8 x 59.7 x 49.5 cm (53 7/8 x 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.) (with base)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Hokin, 1972.1231

Ancient and Byzantine Art
Gallery 152

Beginning in the 1st century A.D., it became increasingly popular among well-to-do Roman men to represent oneself in the guise of a Greek mythological hero. Such portraits, which typically paired a muscular, youthful body with a more mature, realistic portrait head, were intended