Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Tarentum; Fragment; Clay (unfired)

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Object Identifier
0000.00.0227
Object Name
Fragment
Lot
Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections
Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type
Sculpture
Materials
Clay (unfired)
Design Style
from Early Hellenistic
Length
4.0
Width
2.5
Height
10.0
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Nude, flat footed right leg of male, with detailed and well modelled prominent musculature, steps forward and out. Terminates with even edge at mid femur. Pink clay (Muns.5YR 8/4) hollow moulded and unevenlly fired.
Marks: Surface uniformly scarred with soot marks.
Subjects
Leg
Verbatim Provenance
Italy
Verbatim Site
Tarentum
Countermark
no
Publication Title
Terracottas in the British Museum
Publication Author
Higgins, R. A.
Publication Year
1969
Type Category
Artifact

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