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Overview of fragment. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Fragment of Abdomen and Upper Left Thigh (?)
- Date
- 2nd C. AD, Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- S61.027.10
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Sculpture
- Sculpture Type
- Human Figure, Colossal Imperial Portrait, Portrait
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- AT
- Trench
- Church M
- Findspot
- Original findspot unknown; found in ruins of first Sardis expedition house, July 1961.
- Description
The fragment shows the join at a right angle of two nude rounded large parts. According to F. Prascsaits of the Ephesus Expedition, this is part of abdomen and part of upper l. thigh which is at right angle to body. This would be conclusive proof that the statue was seated. The finish resembles that of the statue of Antoninus.
Two additional fragments, one with a small band of preserved surface (S61.027: P.H. 0.22; P.W. 0.38), the other with a small strip of surface (S61.027.16: P.H. 0.48; P.W. 0.41), show too little to be described or reproduced.
Fragments Cat. 80, Cat. 81, Cat. 82, Cat. 83, Cat. 84, Cat. 85, Cat. 86 and Cat. 87 (Figs. 198-200) may belong to the colossal statue of Antoninus Pius (Cat. 79 Figs. 196-197) and date to ca. A.D. 140.
- Condition
White, gray-weathered marble. Whitmore: compares with Sardis MD quarry group A.
Round part broken across horizontally joining another curved vertical part, which is broken vertically.
- Dimensions
- P.H. 0.485; W. 0.57; D. 0.33.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- NHR