Portion of a Male Torso

This portion of a male Torso dated approx. 37-45 AD can be found in Palermo, Archeological museum Antonio Salinas. This together with other sculptures in the museum, is part of the so-called Fagan collection. The purchase of the "Fagan's marbles" (1819) was a turning point in the birth of the Archaeological Museum of Palermo (Museo dell'Università) not so much because of its intrinsic value, but because the debate fostered in Sicily by the "Fagan affair" articulated the need for a more effective system for preservation of cultural heritage. A systematic review of the archival documents and 19th century literature, and of the statues and inscriptions said to be from the Fagan collection, from Fagan's own excavations at Tyndaris (1809), and generically from Tyndaris, allows to identify the ancient marbles found in Tyndaris both by Fagan and in other circumstances (later scattered and confused), and their findspot. It is a large ensemble of Roman statues (many of which in a fragmentary state) and honorary inscriptions, some of which already known in 18th century and moved between 1815-1820 to the new Museo dell'Università, that in the same time received also the "Fagan's marbles". These latter are all of the same origin (except for five reliefs from Greece, among which is a fragment of the Parthenon frieze), like a few pieces collected by the Barone Sciacca della Scala at Tyndaris, and others which were found there near the "Basilica" in mid 20th century excavations (stored in the local Antiquarium). The ancient reports, and especially the short report written by R. Fagan himself, confirm that the sculptures and the inscriptions were, indeed, discovered in the porticoed complex adjoining the "Basilica" (probably functioning as a monumental entrance hall) where an imperial statue group was displayed, the largest known so far from Sicily.这件可追溯至公元37至45年的男性躯干残件，现藏于巴勒莫安东尼奥·萨利纳斯考古博物馆（Archeological museum Antonio Salinas）。该残件与馆内其他雕塑一同，隶属于所谓的‘法根藏品（Fagan collection）’。1819年购入的‘法根大理石藏品（Fagan's marbles）’，是巴勒莫考古博物馆（时称大学博物馆Museo dell'Università）诞生的转折点——其意义并非源于藏品本身的内在价值，而是因‘法根事件’在西西里岛引发的辩论，明确了建立更高效的文化遗产保护体系的必要性。通过对档案文献、19世纪史料，以及据称来自法根藏品、法根本人1809年在廷达里斯（Tyndaris）发掘出土、以及泛指廷达里斯地区出土的雕塑与铭文进行系统梳理，可甄别出法根及其他场合（后散落混杂）在廷达里斯发现的古代大理石藏品及其出土地点。该藏品体系包含大量罗马雕塑（多为残件）与荣誉铭文，其中部分在18世纪已为人所知，并于1815至1820年间被移交至新成立的大学博物馆（Museo dell'Università），该馆同期亦入藏了‘法根大理石藏品’。这批后续入藏的藏品均源自同一出处（仅五件来自希腊的浮雕除外，其中包含一件帕特农神庙檐壁浮雕（Parthenon frieze）残件）——类似斯科恰·德拉·斯卡拉男爵（Barone Sciacca della Scala）在廷达里斯收集的少量藏品，以及20世纪中期在‘巴西利卡（Basilica）’附近发掘出土的其他藏品（现藏于当地古物馆（Antiquarium））。古代文献记录，尤其是R·法根本人撰写的短篇报告证实，这批雕塑与铭文确实出土于毗邻‘巴西利卡（Basilica）’的带柱廊建筑群（该建筑群或曾作为纪念性门厅使用），此处曾陈列有一组帝国时期雕塑群，是目前已知西西里岛出土的同类雕塑中规模最大的一组。