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Headless white marble statue torso in Roman armor with ornate relief decoration, displayed on a dark stand against a gray background.

Portrait Statue of a Man, Possibly Emperor Trajan

A headless marble statue torso in Roman military dress, with a cuirass decorated by a central gorgoneion, paired griffins, and rows of lion-head medallions above a pleated pteruges skirt. A draped mantle falls over the left shoulder, and the right arm is partly preserved.

Artist
Ancient Roman
Date
late 1st-early 2nd century
Medium
Marble
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2458 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 150).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Anonymous loan

Español: Torso de mármol con coraza, estatua romana (posiblemente Trajano)

Torso de estatua de mármol sin cabeza, con atuendo militar romano y una coraza decorada con una gorgona central, grifos enfrentados y hileras de medallones con cabezas de león sobre una falda de pteruges plisados. Un manto drapeado cae sobre el hombro izquierdo y el brazo derecho se conserva parcialmente.

Português: Torso de mármore com couraça, estátua romana (possivelmente Trajano)

Torso de estátua de mármore sem cabeça, com vestimenta militar romana e couraça decorada com uma górgona central, grifos em par e fileiras de medalhões com cabeças de leão sobre uma saia de pteruges plissados. Um manto drapeado cai sobre o ombro esquerdo e o braço direito está parcialmente preservado.

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