Marble Torso of a Youth

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Starting from the first century B.C., artists crafted statues in a classicizing style that blended elements characteristic of fifth-century B.C. Greek sculpture. This torso's stiffness and lack of natural definition imply it may be one such creation rather than an authentic replica of a classical Greek statue. Flat, softly rendered planes and polished surfaces are commonly found in statues from the Hadrianic and early Antonine eras.