Marble Table Leg Fragment

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