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Copy or adaptation of a Greek statue of the 4th century B.C.
The sinuous leaning pose of this youth brings to mind a famous statue of Pothos, the personification of erotic longing, that was much copied in the Roman period.
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Title: Marble torso of a youth
Period: Imperial
Date: 1st or 2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: 32 1/4 in., 134.5 lb., 12 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (81.9 cm, 61 kg, 31.1 × 24.1 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Object Number: 13.229.1
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