Harvard Art Museums > 1949.112: Fragment of a Right Foot Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Fragment of a Right Foot , 1949.112,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291284. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1949.112 Title Fragment of a Right Foot Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 50-200 CE Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291284 Physical Descriptions Medium Luna marble Dimensions actual: 12.7 x 10.2 cm (5 x 4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. Norman Vuilleumier on behalf of Mrs. Clifford Moore's Estate Accession Year 1949 Object Number 1949.112 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Stone Sculptures: The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Harvard University Art Museums , written 1990144 Fragment of a Right Foot The fore part of the bottom of the shoe is smooth, while the rear part at the instep is hollowed out, and the back is broken away. This would appear to be the foot from a small seated statue of a Roman emperor, official, or citizen dressed in civic rather than military garb. The shoe consisted of an outer part tied across the ankle and an inner tongue that ended in an upper molding, where the drapery of the garment appears to have begun. A lady as the Hera of Polykleitos, in Boston, has her left foot protruding forward and slightly downward, in a pose similar to that of this fragment. She is, of course, wearing only a sandal with straps (Comstock, Vermeule, 1976, p. 95, no. 148). Cornelius Vermeule and Amy Brauer Publication History Cornelius C. Vermeule III and Amy Brauer, Stone Sculptures: The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 157, no. 144 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
