Detail of the Youthful Athlete in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, October 2009

Youthful athlete (Apollo?)

Roman, Imperial Period, about A.D. 100–150

Dimensions: Overall: 127.5 x 13.7cm (50 3/16 x 5 3/8in.)

Medium or Technique: Marble from Mount Pentelikon near Athens

Classification: Sculpture

Catalogue Raisonné: Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 169; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 111 (additional published references).

Accession Number: 97.285

The nude figure leans forward, bearing his weight on his bent left leg. He holds his head straight in front of his body and gazes ahead with his mouth slightly open. His long, wavy hair, which is parted down the center, is gathered at the top of his head in a bowknot.

Condition: Irregular breaks at the biceps of both arms. The tip of the nose, left foot and ankle, right leg below the knee, tree trunk support, and plinth are restorations. Large break along the left leg that runs from the outside of the knee up to inside of the thigh. Yellow patina and accretions throughout.

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/youthful-athlete-apollo-15...