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Statue of a Togatus

Date

second half of 2nd century A.D.

Medium

Italian marble

Culture

Roman

Department

Sculpture

Institution

Getty Museum

Life size statue of a male dressed in a toga. He stands on a thin, rectangular plinth about 2.5 inches deep, with the right foot extended slightly beyond the plinth. A cylindrical scroll box with a relief ribbon decoration rests against the left leg and supports the statue. The toga is rendered with great mass and dramatic drapery. The folds have been cut wide and rounded, giving the garment a thick, doughy look. There are sockets where the lower arms would have been attached. The left arm would have attached in a ball and socket join at the wrist as it extended in front of the body. The right arm attached at the elbow. There is a shallow socket and remnants of iron pins which would have held the arm in place. The position of the arm indicates that it was probably held out at an angle from the body, with the elbow bent. There is a cavity at the top of the shoulders where the head and neck would have been inserted. The back of the statue is only summarily worked with rough chiseling indicating folds. There are several large gouges in the marble where the structure has broken down. A major break exists just above the right foot and running to above the scroll box where the statue had once toppled. There is also a break in the drapery above the scroll box. Minor chips exist elsewhere. The marble is covered in a brown patina.

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