Un frammento scultoreo da Vidolasco (Cremona)

Some evidences of Roman Age were found in the Vidolasco area; among them there is an acephalous torso of a marble statue datable between the 1st and the 2nd century AD. It represents a naked male figure, whose posture recalls famous Late Classic models. It is quite difficult to identify the subject represented by the statue, due to the small portion conserved and the lack of attributes; some peculiarities of the body allow to consider it a young man. This kind of representations evolved especially from the Hellenistic period and encountered great appreciation during the Imperial Age, especially for the decoration of residential buildings. So we may assume that the torso is the clue of the existence of an important villa decorated with sculptures in the Vidolasco area.