Sculpture
MS3463
From: Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS3463 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi |
Period | Late Republican Roman Period |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Marble (Stone) |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Human Foot |
Description | White marble, patinated (?). Set straight and flat on the ground. Wide separation between big toe and second toe; Second toe is longer than big toe. On inner profile of piece there seem to be two layers beneath foot, one the sloping ground, the other for the sole of a sandal. Four small drill holes on top of foot presumably for attachment of metal straps of sandal. |
Height | 7 cm |
Length | 12.5 cm |
Credit Line | Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897 |
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