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LOT 0112
Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Toes
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (847 grams total, 14 cm).
Hollow-formed front left sandaled foot with draped hem of a vestis talaris across the rear edge and tiered sole to the footwear, traces of gilding; supplied with a custom-made wooden stand.
ProvenanceAcquired in Germany in 2001.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12192-222323.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
For a similar sandaled foot of goddess Tutela see Boucher, S., Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1971, pp.52-55, no.13; also see Cooley, A.E., Cooley, M.G.L., Pompeii and Herculaneum, New York, 2014; Sebesta, J.L., & Bonfante, L.,The World of Roman Costume, Madison, 2001.
FootnotesThe detailed bronze foot exhibits an incredible rendering of the smallest details; its dimensions suggest that the statue to which it belonged was nearly a human size sculpture, probably a goddess.
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