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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