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One of a pair of supports for a footstool
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 100–250
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x depth: 10 x 7.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles S. Lipson
Accession Number67.610
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsFurniture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 663; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 127 (additional published references).
DescriptionA half-figure of a youth with long, curly locks springs from an acanthus bud on a small, rectangular plinth. He is clad in a full himation, with a large brooch on the left shoulder. Hands and arms are hidden beneath the drapery, which forms large zigzags in front and is completely smooth in back. There are remains of lead filling in the hollow bottom of the piece, as if it had been set on a rectangular rod or a plate. Irregular green and brown patina, with remains of earth on the surface.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Alexandria, Egypt. 1967, gift of Charles S. Lipson (dealer), Boston to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 12, 1967)