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Nude youth
Greek
Classical or Hellenistic Period
4th century B.C. or later
Medium/Technique
Marble, Attic mainland, probably Pentelic
Dimensions
Height x depth: 14 x 3 cm (5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Number18.442
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 088; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 109 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe youth held an object such as a kantharos or phiale in his lowered right hand. He could have been an attendant from a large "funerary banquet" relief.
The head, left arm, and legs below the knees are missing. The relief is relatively thin and the figure fairly flat. The back of the background is finished off roughly.
The head, left arm, and legs below the knees are missing. The relief is relatively thin and the figure fairly flat. The back of the background is finished off roughly.
ProvenancePresumably from Greece.