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Image of <B>Reclining Youth</B> 525-500 B.C.<BR>Terracotta, H. 21.5 cm; L. 31 cm, Inv. 20047
Reclining Youth (about 525-500 BC)
Taranto, Cortivecchie district, Via Regina Elena
Terracotta, beige clay with micaceous inclusions, mold-made, hand-finished
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto, inv. 20047
[Cat. no. 8]

Reclining Youth (about 525-500 BC)

Produced from a single mold, this sculpture was originally painted. It portrays a young man reclining on a couch holding a shallow bowl used for making libations (phiale) and a lyre. The figure may represent a deity or the deceased, elevated to the status of a hero. Dionysos, the god of wine, Apollo, the god of reason, and Orpheus, the legendary musician and philosopher, have also been suggested as subjects-based upon the reclining pose and the presence of the phiale and lyre.

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