Statue

Nude male torso of a young warrior or athlete. Fine grained yellowish-white marble. Brown surface staining and patches lime incrustation. Head with most of neck, both arms below shoulders, and legs below thighs missing. Traces of a hardened wax or cement over neck stump, which has been sawed smooth, suggest the recent re-attachment of the head. Original dowel hole in neck stump now filled. Lower left arm now attached by dowel, whose 0.005 m. wide hole survives in arm stump. Drill holes under arms probably indicate a Roman period copy or adatation of Classical Greek type, perhaps dating to second century A.D.