Statue of a Man in Armor

late 2nd century CE

Roman

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Ancient Greek and Roman, Level 2, South Wing

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One of the standard types of sculpture adopted from the Greeks was the depiction of a victorious general or emperor as a warrior wearing the cuirass, or body armor. In the center of the breastplate is a head of the Gorgon, Medusa, presumably to instill fear in an opponent. On the shoulder straps are lightning bolts associated with the hero Hercules, and the belt at the waist is tied in a square knot called a “Hercules Knot.” The two eagle-headed griffins also suggest strength or valor. The lappets, or hanging tabs below the edge of the breastplate, are also decorated with Medusa hands.

Title Statue of a Man in Armor

Artwork Date late 2nd century CE

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Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Marble

Dimensions Overall: 44 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 14 1/2 inches (112.4 × 56.5 × 36.8 cm)

Classification Sculpture

Department Greco-Roman and Ancient European

Credit Founders Society Purchase, Matilda R. Wilson Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 72.273

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Monsignor Lestocquoy (St. Omer, France). (Michel Dumez-Onof, London, England)

1972-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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