Ombra della sera

Ombra della sera (Italian for "Shadow of the evening") is an Etruscan statue from the town of Velathri, later Volterra. It was first depicted in a 1737 collection of Etruscan antiquities.^[1] Similarities to the work of modern artist Alberto Giacometti have been frequently observed.^[2]

The Ombra della sera

Features

The statue represents a nude male, 57.5 centimetres (22.6 in) long, with very elongated body but head in normal proportions. It is estimated by archaeologists to date from the third century BC.^[3]