Marble Table Leg Fragment

Item

Title
Marble Table Leg Fragment
Inventory Number
A0400
Date Acquired
1909
Source
Magoffin
Provenance
Italy
From Date
Roman
Description
Chubby face (?Eros), w bulging forehead, cheeks & chin; deep hollows for eyes, slit for mouth. Curly masses of hair on either side of head, articulated w deep drilled holes, and long curl along crown. Back flat.
State of Preservation
Head only pres, with considerable wear of surfaces and crack w adjacent chipping on back. Considerable dark discoloration, esp on back surface.
Height
10.6 cm
Width
8.22 cm
Color
Ca 2.5Y 8/2 (white) with discoloration and incrustation 2.5Y 5/2 grayish brown).
Type
sculpture
Material
marble

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