Bust of an agonized man (possibly Laocoön)
Date2nd century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
Maker
Greek
Label TextStrong human emotions are the hallmark of Hellenistic art. Drunken old women, headstrong children, and weary athletes were popular subjects. These same subjects were also fashionable among the Imperial Roman audience centuries later, a major market for contemporary copies of Hellenistic Greek originals. The agonized man was one of these enduring subjects, seen in copies from small to large scale, of the famous Laocoön group. Based on the man's face and his body torsion, this fragment is either Hellenistic Greek or later Roman.
Object number48.188
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Published ReferencesEngagement Book. Seattle, WA: SAM Guild, 1953, #30
Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 109 (b&w)
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions16 1/4 x 12 x 7 3/4 in. (41.3 x 30.5 x 19.7 cm)
MediumMarble
Egyptian, Alexandria
3rd century B.C.
Object number: 50.42
log in
