Cast Gallery catalogue number: B016

Torso of Theseus fighting an opponent standing behind him. The opponent's hand seizes Theseus' left shoulder.

• Plaster cast: Height: 82cm.
• Copy of a fragment of a marble statue.
• The statue:
  • is a Greek original of about 500 BC.
  • was found in 1883 on the Athens Acropolis east of the Parthenon.
  • is now in Athens, Acropolis Museum, 145.

Detailed Record

Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum

B 016
Nude Male; Acropolis

Marble
Statue
Greece, Athens, Acropolis Museum, 145