Statue of a juvenile chlamys carrier

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The statue of a juvenile chlamys carrier in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAMA) with the inventory number 246 is dated around the year 140.

The statue was found in Athens in 1836 . It was made of Pentelic marble and has a height of 1.88 m. The right arm is missing from a point above the elbow, the left arm from the elbow. The right leg is missing from just below the knee, the left leg from just above the foot. The head was broken off but has been reattached. The top of the head is missing on the head. The young man is shown naked, with only one chlamys hanging over his left shoulder and covering parts of his back. The naked representation is only a symbol ( heroic nudity ) and is not intended to represent real nudity. The left leg is forward and the right leg is stretched back, showing movement forward, possibly even a faster run. The movement is even supported by the arm posture, the left arm still in front, the right arm backwards. A statue support in the form of a tree trunk is attached to the left leg . A small remnant of a wing has been preserved on the support. Thus the young man must have worn sandals with wings. Accordingly, the statue can be interpreted as a representation of Hermes or Perseus . There are several possible Hellenistic models for this Roman copy, which is dated around the year 140. It is possible that the model was a bronze statue of Hermes, where he was carrying a child, or a statue of Dionysus . Also under discussion is a reproduction of Odysseus in a group of statues in Sperlonga , which shows the occupation of Palladion in the course of the conquest of Troy .

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