Attis-shaped support - The sculpture, which still conserves some of its original red colouring, depicts Attis against a wide plaster, wearing a Phrygian cap, long trousers (anaxyrides) and a long-sleeved tunic fastened with a belt at the waist. The god's right leg is crossed over his left, his right hand closed in a fist under his chin, and his left hand supports his right elbow. According to several authors, these statues were not simple decorative elements to support table tops but instead veritable cultic objects or, according to others, depictions of eastern barbarian prisoners. This image
Attis-shaped support - The sculpture, which still conserves some of its original red colouring, depicts Attis against a wide plaster, wearing a Phrygian cap, long trousers (anaxyrides) and a long-sleeved tunic fastened with a belt at the waist. The god's right leg is crossed over his left, his right hand closed in a fist under his chin, and his left hand supports his right elbow. According to several authors, these statues were not simple decorative elements to support table tops but instead veritable cultic objects or, according to others, depictions of eastern barbarian prisoners. This image born with a political significance and popular as of the Augustan age was exploited as an exhibition of social status. 1st century AD, Pompeii
Size: 3398px × 5097px
Location: Naples, Campania, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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