Roman 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

Anonymous Roman 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D.

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A winged child stands with one elbow raised in this cast bronze, free-standing sculpture. The surface is rough, pitted, and oxidized to green in many areas. In this photograph, the boy’s body faces our right in profile. His head tips down over his left shoulder, coming toward us, and his far elbow is raised as if to shield his face. His right arm hangs long by his side. He has short curly hair and his features are smoothed. A knubby wing thrusts back from the shoulder closer to us. With rounded feet, the child stands on a pedestal base rubbed gold across moldings along the top and bottom.
Roman 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D., Winged Child Carrying a Torch, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D., bronze//Black lacquer (rubbed on torso) over red-brown bronze, copper base filled with lead, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1957.14.51

Winged Child Carrying a Torch

Roman 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D. · 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. · bronze//Black lacquer (rubbed on torso) over red-brown bronze, copper base filled with lead ·  Accession ID  1957.14.51