Marble torso of the Minotaur, part of a statue group with Theseus

            The Minotaur is portrayed as it succumbs to the attack by Theseus (an adjacent statue in the museum). This monstrous beast with a human body and a bull's head was neutralized by a maneuver which forced it to its knees, held from behind by the horns or arm, as indicated by the inclined head and the suggestion of raised arms accompanying the torsion of the head and chest towards the enemy. 

It's been suggested that this sculpture group formed part of the decorations of the Stadium of Domitian (modern Piazza Navona), near where it was found.

Roman copy of a Greek original of around the mid-5th century BCE, hypothetically attributed to the sculptor Myron.

Roman
ca. 1st century CE
Found in Rome, via San Tommaso in Parlone (around 1895)

Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome (inv. 124665)

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Taken on: October 26, 2022

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Sets appears in: • Roman sculpture • Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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