Roman — Roman; 2nd century
Neptune
Marble statue of the upper half of a reclining male figure with a moustache and long beard. The back of the hair is encircled by a band but the appearance from the front is that the coiffure is free and luxuriant with a hint of wildness. The pectoral muscles are fairly prominent and the musculature of the chest down to the navel is well modelled. In his right hand he evidently held a bullrush, as the stem remains lying along his upper arm and shoulder, touching his hair. The figure is probably to be identified with a river god, perhaps a personification of the local Thames. It may have been dedicated by someone involved in maritime trade. There is an iron rivet on the back, which is modern and added after the statue was found in 1889.
Found near the site of the Temple of Mithras, it was almost certainly from the temple in one of its phases.
- Category:
- Roman
- Object ID:
- A16931
- Object name:
- Neptune
- Object type:
- sculpture, statue
- Artist/Maker:
- —
- Related people:
- —
- Related events:
- —
- Related places:
- Italy
- Production date:
- Roman; 2nd century
- Material:
- stone, marble
- Measurements/duration:
- H 340 mm, W 290 mm, D 195 mm (overall), WT 30000g (30kg) (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Credit:
- —
- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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