Poseidon
| Culture | Greek or Roman |
|---|---|
| Title | Poseidon |
| Date | 100 BCE–100 CE |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall (without stand): 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) Overall1 (head from beard to crown): 1 1/8 x 3 15/16 x 7 in. (2.9 x 10.1 x 17.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 75.113.1 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A frontal nude bearded male standing on his right leg with his left knee flexed, extending his right arm out and presenting a fish in his right hand. His left arm is bent at the elbow and a cloak hangs down from his left shoulder.
The bearded, slender god of the oceans stands with his left leg set forward and slightly turned out, flexed at the knee. His torso turns; his left arm is raised from his side, his hand reaching shoulder height. In his forward right hand, he carries a fish with upward-curving tail. A cloak is carelessly draped over his left shoulder, its tip hanging down to the left knee. Poseidon’s rounded head is covered by a tight cap of short cropped hair; his long, carefully curled beard falls down to his collarbone. The almond-shaped eyes above round cheeks are accompanied by a rather short nose over a small, sullen mouth. The execution of the features, the musculature, and the hair is fine, and rhythmically in keeping with the body’s posture. The movement within the figure is an elongated S-curve both frontally and sideways, leaving no clear rigid axiality within the figure.
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"Poseidon | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=75.113.1