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Togatus Figure
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Togatus Figure

1–200 CE · pentelic marble

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

From 1929 until 1973, this toga-clad body was displayed with a portrait head of Vespasian (recarved from Nero) that did not originally belong to it. Several details indicate a mismatch: the surfaces and proportions differ, and the head projected awkwardly forward even after modern recarving of the neck to fit into the body cavity. Aspects of the toga also suggest that it was sculpted later than the head.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineTogatus Figure, 1–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Pentelic marble; overall: 167.7 x 63.5 x 40.6 cm (66 x 25 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.439
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