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Right foot of a man
Greco-Roman
Medium/Technique
Marble, fine-grained Greek mainland (?)
Dimensions
Length (of foot): 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 226.
DescriptionMost of the little toe is missing. The sides of the plinth (4.7 cm thick) are broken off except at the front and the inner side of the foot. These preserved edges show it was of irregular shape. To the right of the heel is a piece of marble projecting upward from the surface of the plinth; in front of this projection are the remains of a large dowel hole.
The shape of the plinth and the foot's position show that the figure was represented in action, with the right foot advanced, the lower leg inclined outward and strongly bent at the knee. Some object is to be restored at the right side.
The shape of the plinth and the foot's position show that the figure was represented in action, with the right foot advanced, the lower leg inclined outward and strongly bent at the knee. Some object is to be restored at the right side.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901