Marble Table Leg Fragment

Item

Title
Marble Table Leg Fragment
Inventory Number
A0399
Date Acquired
1909
Source
Magoffin
Provenance
Italy
From Date
Roman
Description
Puffy face w eyes and mouth incised slits; narrow undulating line of hair above forhead above which hanging fillet within which two horns; great clumps of wavy hair on either side of face, widely spaced shallow incisions running from central part on crown. Back flat.
State of Preservation
Head only pres.; nose & large frag from l rear chipped off. Considerable surface discoloration.
Height
13.7 cm
Width
12.5 cm
Color
Ca 5YR 8/1 (white), much discoloration 5YR 5/1 (gray).
Type
sculpture
Material
marble