MARBLE STATUE OF A MAN
Marble statue of a man wearing the Roman pallium. The type is known as palliatus and the figure is believed to be a high official or philosopher. Mytilene. 2nd century A.D. Donated by the children of the Orphanage. The statues of the late Hellenistic and Roman period in Lesbos are usually copies of important Classical and Early Hellenistic originals, or represent intellectuals, philosophers, and high official Romans.
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