Miniature porphyry foot 1

Object Title

Spatial Coverage

Site: Felix Romuliana/Gamzigrad

Modern Country: RS

Roman Province: Dacia Ripensis

Identifier

Set #: Head of a Tetrarch (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry neck of a Tetrarch (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry hand with golobe (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Miniature pophyry foot 2 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Miniature porphyry foot 3 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry wing fragment 1 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry wing fragment 2 (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Porphyry fragment (Palm?) (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX); Miniature arm fragment with drapery (SEEDD Inv. # : XXX)

GPS/Spatial ID#: Zaječar

Pleiades ID# and Canonical URI

Medium

figural sculpture

Material

porphyry

Description

Object Description: Under life-size right foot; DIMENSIONS??? Broken diagonally proceeding from ankle to top quadrant of upper in-step. Nails and cuticules sculpturally aticulated.

Production Marks: N/A

Iconography: Foot likely belonged to one of 2 winged victories placing a crown on the head of the over life-sized emperor or his co-ruler. Presence of a preserved pophyry head of ruler (SEEDD Inv. #:???) and a second poprphyry neck (SEEDD Inv. #: ???) indicates either a single porphyry group with two rulers and at least two victories (see Miniature Porphyry foot 2, and 3, SEEDD Inv. # ???-???), or two seperate groups each featuring one ruler and one or more victories. Comparable iconography exists on a Tetrarchic medallion (link to medallion example).

General Photo: Ideally front, back, and side views (see folder "Miniature porphyry foot 1") Currently only have one sub-par image as placeholder