Statue of Meleager

Meleager stands in relaxed contrapposto, the light chlamys draped over an arm while a faithful hound waits and the boar's head trophy hangs nearby. The type, derived from a lost Greek original (associated with Skopas), celebrates elegant readiness rather than bloodshed. Long limbs, small head, and clean planes declare a classical ideal; the narrative sits in the attributes. Roman copies like this one taught collectors—and artists—what a 'hero' should look like even at rest.