Bronze statuette of a standing male figure
The statuette is a rare and unusual sculpture best described as a Campanian (west central Italian) bronze of the fifth century B.C. It most likely served as a votive offering to the gods, presented at a sanctuary either in anticipation of divine favor or in fulfillment of a previous promise or vow. The precise identity of the figure is uncertain; both his close-fitting garment and tight-fitting cap adorned with rosettes are uncommon details. The bronze is especially interesting for its remarkable stylistic affinities with both Greek and Etruscan art, characteristic of Campanian works made in a region where Greek, Italic, and Etruscan peoples were living in close proximity.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze statuette of a standing male figure
- Period: Late Archaic–Early Classical
- Date: ca. 500–450 BCE
- Culture: Campanian or South Italian Greek
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (24.8 x 6 x 6 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Purchase, Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Gift, 2000
- Object Number: 2000.40
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek, Laconian
2nd half of the 6th century BCE
Etruscan, Campanian
ca. 500 BCE
Greek, South Italian
early 5th century BCE
Roman
late 1st century BCE
Greek
ca. 480–460 BCE
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