ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Seated Figure From a Grave Naiskos
AAT Object Techniquehigh reliefs (sculpture)
AAT Object Form/Functionfunerary sculpture
AAT Object Form/Functionnaiskoi
CultureGreek, perhaps Attic
PeriodClassical
Dateca. 350-325 BCE
MediumMarble (Pentelikon)
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions38 x 23 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (96.5 x 59.7 x 27.3 cm)
Object number2003.005.001
Label TextCarved in high relief, a semi-nude male sits in right profile, wearing a himation draped around his thighs and pulled over his left shoulder. He sits on a four-legged stool with turned legs, only the front right preserved. His chest is finely modeled to indicate mature age. Originally from a relief naiskos.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - July 30, 2023
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
ProvenanceWith Gianfranco Becchina, Basel Switzerland. Purchased by MCCM from Michael Ward [Ward & Company, Fine Art, Inc.], New York, New York. Deaccessioned and transferred to the Hellenic Republic, January 23, 2024.
Status
Not on view
4th Century BCE
ca. 470-450 BCE
4th Century BCE
1479-1425 BCE
ca. 404-343 BCE
10th Century
1st Century BCE
late 1st Century BCE-early 1st Century CE
mid 2nd Century CE
1st-3rd Century CE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
