Name: Statue of a togaed figure, 1st century AD
Description: Male statue dressed in a tunic and in a large toga, whose drapery pleats follow the imperial fashion of the 1st century A.D. The head, the right arm, the wrist and the left hand are missing. As usual in togaed statues, the left arm – the only preserved one - bows and turns forward holding the long toga’s drapery. This item, together with the remaining ones of which André de Resende and Amador Arrais spoke in the 16th century, might include a statuary iconographic programme. Often, this type of full-length sculpture depends on architecture, being placed at a niche with a wall behind it.
Material: Marble
Chronology: Roman Period. 1st century AD
Provenance: Found in Mértola in the 16th century
Location: Museum of Mértola - Roman Centre
Link:
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