Fragmentary trapezophoros (table leg)
Fragmentary trapezophoros (table leg)
Date1st century CE
Mediummarble
Dimensionsfragment (head insert): 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
object: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Wright S. Ludington
Object number1955.27
Subject(s)
- figure
- plants
Collection
- Antiquity
Sub-Collection(s)
- furniture
- Roman
On View
Not on viewLabel TextThis fragmentary table leg (trapezophoron) is probably one of an original set of three matching legs that supported a marble table top. It takes the form of a column of acanthus leaves that curves gently out and back (the curve is just visible above the bottom break). Set into this column of leaves is the figure of a young man wearing a toga. His head and left arm, which is crossed in front of his body, were carved separately and attached. The striking use of a brilliant white alabaster with the yellow marble of the acanthus accentuates the combination of human and vegetal forms. The richly decorative effect is typical of luxury production during the Roman Empire.
