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Torso of a Young Man

1st Century BCE
Roman Empire
25 3/8 x 12 9/16 x 8 7/8 in. (64.5 x 31.9 x 22.5 cm)

Roman artist
Italy

Object Type: Sculpture
Medium and Support: Marble
Credit Line: Ocumpaugh, Babcock, Dewey and Montgomery Funds
Accession Number: 1936.53
Location: Currently on view
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This youthful male torso, nearly life size, is likely based on a Greek bronze original. This Roman copy required iron bars and dowels to support the weight of marble limbs. Evidence of long, wavy hair remaining on his shoulders may identify this youth as the young Dionysus, Greek god of wine and revelry.

[Gallery label text, 2009]

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Hagop Kevorkian (dealer, 1872-1962), New York; purchased from him by the Gallery in 1936

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