Stucco relief of an athlete

At the center is the stucco relief of a nude male within a colonnaded architectural frame. He supports his weight on his right leg. He bends his right arm to touch the top of his head. In his left hand he holds a long rod. There is no pigment on this work and the overall color of the image is reddish-gray.

Stucco relief of an athlete

Medium:
Plaster and pigment
Dimensions:
110.2 cm wide, 182.2 cm high
Context:
Villa San Marco, nymphaeum 64, niche 7, Stabiae
Date:
1st century CE
Inventory Number:
MANN 9578
Lender:
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Credit:
Image © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples