Statuette of a boy (NAMA 2772)
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The statuette of a boy in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAMA) with the inventory number 2772 is dated to the 3rd century BC. Dated.
The children's statuette was found on the territory of ancient Lilaia . It was made of marble and has a height of 0.86 m. A naked male child is shown, whose weight is distributed over his right leg and his left arm. The boy leans on the statue support with his left arm and clamps a goose between his hand and the support designed as an architectural element. The left free leg is loosely crossed in front of the right standing leg. The right arm is bent, the hand rests on the upper body. The head is directed slightly to the left and downwards. The boy wears a ribbon in his short hair that shows a very flat, engraved -looking relief . The work is considered to be an outstanding work of depicting children from ancient times. The body looks limp, the stomach bloated. Especially characteristic is the boy's smile, for which all the muscles of the face appear tense. The statue is very well preserved, only a break in the lower area and a few resulting defects spoil the overall impression. The motif of the statue, which dates back to the 3rd century BC. Is dated is unclear. A local deity may be shown.
literature
- Nikolaos Kaltsas : Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002 ISBN 0-89236-686-9 , p. 270
