| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), around 410 BC (original) |
|---|---|
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 42 x 44 x 19 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.565 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Classical Greek and Classicising Roman Art: The Gods, Gallery IV |
The marble block, decorated in relief on its two sides, may have been the base of a votive gift. The more intact side shows a bearded man seated on a rock. He wears a mantle draped around the waist, and probably holds a wreath (or perhaps a libation dish) in his outstretched right hand; there is a round shield at his feet. Even the gender of the figure on the other, more fragmentary side is difficult to tell. The figure holds a bird with open wings in the outstretched left hand. Based on the wreath, the block perhaps formed part of a votive gift offered to commemorate a victory.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. 457.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
