Reclining Man with Drinking Cup
Reclining Man with Drinking Cup
Published 2018-02-26T12:50:04+00:00
Myus (Turkey), temple area
From the division of finds 1909; marble, around 550 BC
The sculpture represents a man clad in a long chiton with a cup reclining on a sofa (kline) for a symposium. Across his chest is an inscription of several lines with a dedication of the donator Hermonax and his wife: "Hermonax and [...] non dedicated me as the tenth of (their) work to Apollo".
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Date published | 26/02/2018 |
Title | Reclining Man with Drinking Cup |
Date | ca. 550 BC |
Accession | Sk 1673 |
Medium | Marble |
Credit | Altes Museum |
Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
Place | Altes Museum |