| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | S 1080 | |
| Title: | STATUE OF GAIUS CAESAR | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | S | |
| Object Number: | 1080 | |
| Old Number: | S-XXXX-1053 S-XXXX-1059 lapsed | |
| Description: | Companion piece to S 1065; heroic statue of Julio-Claudian prince, probably Gaius; nude, with cloak gathered over l. shoulder, around back, originally wrapped round extended l. arm (as 1065); weight on r. leg, head turned to proper l; hair short, parted over inner corner of r. eye, curving locks brushed outward from part, two smaller locks curled toward center above outer corner of r. eye (hair less carefully finished than that of S-1065); eyes horizontal and deep-set with prominent upper lids, pupils not incised; rounded face with full cheeks and chin; r. hand down at side, closed around object (staff? missing) held downwards; l. arm originally bent at elbow and extended forward; torso and arms well-modelled in front; back less carefully finished (but not as rough as 1065); rasp marks visible over much of surface, both drapery and skin; drill work in drapery folds; flat chisel work on back. | |
| Material: | Fine-crystalled white marble | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Three joining frgts., preserves figure from head to waist, r. arm, upper part of lt. arm. Surface chipped, especially at nose and mouth. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W00.60 (at waist) W00.23 (head) H00.28 (head) W00.045 (inner eyes) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.90 | |
| Period: | 1 st c. A.C. | |
| Chronology: | Augustan or Claudian | |
| Area: | Julian Basilica | |
| Context: | NB72 P189 | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth IX P74 N136; Ridgeway, Hesperia 1981 P432; DeGrazia N012; Corinth 20, 2003; Richter H. 2010, Plastik der Romischen Keiserzeit, p.296, s.23, Abb.26b. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: De Grazia, Excavations of the American school ... 1980 Publication: Ridgway, Hesperia 50:4, 1981 Monument: Julian Basilica Images (20) Basket: NB72 P189 Notebook Page: NB 72, spread 99 (pp. 188 - 189) |
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