KS004 (Roman Marble Figural Sculpture) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Creamy to golden white, fine, semi-translucent, calcite marble with visible crystalline structure. Pentelic.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Statue or Statuette
Description
Part either of forearm or calf of small statue or of finger from life-sized statue. Round, tapering in middle; slight lengthwise groove on one side. Sculpting of fine, bright marble is even and symmetrical, and surface shows high polish.
Preservation description
One small, cylindrical fragment preserves sculpting all around. Moderate, extensive abrasion and slight, sparse chipping and gouging on all surfaces; slight, extensive encrustation.
Published as
Linardatos2022, pp. 1230-1231, 1235, no. 953, fig. 27.5
Diameter
0.023
Preserved height
0.049
Chronology comment
Roman
Material
Marble (Material)
Drawing
Photograph