Marble statue of a togatus (man wearing a toga)

Marble statue of a togatus (man wearing a toga)

Marble statue of a togatus (man wearing a toga). Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 72 in. (182.9 cm). Date: 1st century A.D.. This man wears a tunic and over it a toga, the most characteristic Roman dress. The toga, a length of woolen cloth with rounded edges, had been the traditional garment of the Romans for centuries, but by the late first century B.C., it was declining in popularity. As part of his effort to revive ancient values and customs, the emperor Augustus made the toga a sort of unofficial state dress that all citizens were required to wear in the forum. A cylindrical leather box for scrolls, represented at the feet of this figure, identify him as a man engaged in public business. A portrait head and arms were carved separately and added.

Marble

Augustan

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

ROMAN EMPIRE

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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3492 x 4200 px | 42.0 MB

29.6 x 35.6 cm | 11.6 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)