Statue of Poseidon (NAMA 235)
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The statue of Poseidon in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAMA) with the inventory number 235 is dated to the last quarter of the 2nd century BC. Dated.
The statue was found on Melos Island in 1877 . It was made of Parian marble and has a height of 2.35 m and is therefore larger than life. It was reassembled from several pieces. Parts of the left foot and the himation are modernly added. Parts of the nose, beard and hair on the head are missing. The god of the sea, mostly naked on the upper body, stands in front of the viewer in an awe-inspiring gesture, with his muscular right arm stretched and raised far from himself, which used to hold a trident . The himation is curved around the hips and also covers large parts of the legs and especially the genitals. With his left hand he holds the throw together on the left side of the pelvis. The back is also partly covered, part of the cloth lies over the left shoulder. The right leg is the standing leg, the left leg the free leg . Not only the arm muscles, but also the muscles of the rest of the body are finely worked out. The head is turned slightly to the left and looks into the distance. A dolphin is depicted on the rear right side of the statue , which acts as a statue support . The pose is a standard especially for the three main gods Zeus , Poseidon and Hades .
literature
- Nikolaos Kaltsas : Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002 ISBN 0-89236-686-9 , p. 290
