ROMAN MARBLE FOOT FRAGMENT WITH SANDAL

Circa 1st - 2nd Century AD

Carved and polished marble

Length 20 cm

Provenance

Collection of Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau (1816-1883) Sold at the Jerichau estate sale in 1884, lot 47-50

Subsequently with Danish philosopher Prof. Claudius Wilkens (1844- 1929)

Danish private collection, by inheritance.

An evocative Roman marble fragment, preserving the front portion of an over-lifesize sandaled foot. The toes, nails, and bridge of the foot have been sensitively carved. The outer sole of the sandal remains, with delicate, pointed straps joining between the first two toes in a diamond shape.

£16,500