Statue: Arete Kelsou
Hellenistisch-römisch, Mittlere Kaiserzeit, Torso hellenistisch, Kopf 2. Jh. n. Chr.
Arete Kelsou
This Hellenistic female statue was repurposed as the personification of competence (Lat. virtus), one of the most cherished character traits of a Roman citizen. Note the luxurious rendering complete with delicate robe and serpent bracelet typical of an honorary statue. The separately-make and then inserted head was adapted from an Antonine portrait.
Object data
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Hellenistisch-römisch
Period
Mittlere Kaiserzeit
Dated
Torso hellenistisch, Kopf 2. Jh. n. Chr.
Site
Ephesos , Celsusbibliothek , Umgebung , Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei
Material
Marmor
Dimensions
H. 198,5 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung
Inv. No.
Antikensammlung, I 852
Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert
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