Marble statue of a member of the imperial family

A headless marble torso of a male figure, its bare chest and abdomen carved in soft modelling, with a heavy drapery falling from the left hip in deep folds. The fragment stands on a black base against a dark backdrop, showing the sculpted surface's worn, pale stone.

Look closer: A small reddish stain or discoloration sits on the top of the broken neck edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

27 BCE–68 CE

Medium

Marble

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Bill Blass, 2002