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Torchbearer statue from Antium

Penthelic marble statue of a standing torchbearer in Eastern attire, cross-legged, with head and torch arm broken off, probably 2nd century A.D., found at Antium (modern Anzio).
Torchbearer statue from Antium.
Torchbearer statue from Antium.CIMRM
 
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026

TNMM 909 ↔ CIMRM 205

Statue of penthelic marble (H. 1.12 with base) found at Antium.

Taken to Oxford in 1755 by Dowager Countess of Pomfret. Now at the Ashmolean Museum (Oldfield coll.).

Standing torchbearer in Eastern attire. Cross-legged; feet-wear; a belt around his chest. The head and r.h. with upraised torch are broken off. The base, r. foot and l.h. are modern restorations. Probably 2nd cent. A.D.

CIMRM II 205

Read: marble of the Penthelicon.

References

Chandler, Marm. Ox., 20; Michaelis, Anc. Marb., No. 48.

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