Statue of Hygieia by Timotheus
The statue of Hygieia by Timotheos in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens with inventory number 299 is dated to around 380/70 BC. Dated.
The statue was found in Epidaurus in 1884 . It was made of Pentelic marble and has a height of 0.90 m. Larger parts of the statue are missing today, including the head and neck, both arms apart from the right upper arm and the front half of the left foot, which stands on a rise. This also results in the posture of the figure. The right leg is the standing leg , while the angled and raised left leg is the free leg . The goddess wears a translucent peplos that is wrapped tightly around her right shoulder, but leaves the left side completely free. Even where the statue is clothed, you can, if not see, at least guess the body through the thin fabric. A heavily draped throw ( himation ) is clamped tightly under the right arm, hides the entire back of the statue and is finally placed over the left leg. The upper body of the goddess is bent forward. She is shown feeding a snake. The snake is the symbol of its father, the healing god Asclepius , and at the same time its own symbolic animal. The statue with its daring posture is dated to around 380/70 BC. Dated and attributed to the sculptor Timotheus.
literature
- Nikolaos Kaltsas : Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002 ISBN 0-89236-686-9 , p. 178
Web links
- Statue of Hygieia in the Arachne archaeological database