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Bronze statuette of a draped man

1st century BCE–1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161
This impressive statuette shows a mature, bearded man who stands purposefully and looks upward. The cloak that covers his torso also conceals his arms, bent forward over his chest. Proposed identifications have linked him with the theater, specifically as an actor declaiming a text rather than playing a role.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze statuette of a draped man
  • Period: Hellenistic or Early Imperial
  • Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
  • Culture: Greek or Roman
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.286.96
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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