The "Antikythera Philosopher" is a bronze statue of an elderly, bearded man, whose individual features are realistically depicted. The hair is formed in disordered curls, in contrast with the beard, which is more regular and well-combed. The nose is long, with broad wings, and the thin lips are hidden beneath the thick mustache. The raised eyes, small and round, made of different material and the deep forehead wrinkles lend the face expressiveness and liveliness. The unkempt appearance recalls that of a Cynic philosopher. It has been proposed that the head depicted the Athenian Cynic Antisthenes or the famous 3rd c. BC philosopher and magician Bion the Borysthenite. It should be dated co 230 BC or shortly thereafter. Fragments of arms from other similarly-sized bronze statues, in gestures comparable to that of the "Philosopher", as well as of legs wearing identical leather sandals, have led to the conclusion that these belonged to a group consisting of at least four honorary statues of philosophers, orators, or public officials, that would have been set up outdoors, in a public location.