Table Support: Leda and the Swan
Culture: Roman
Date: 1st-2nd century A.D.
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
height: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
width: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
depth: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 99.16
Provenance: sold, Christie's, London, Oct. 20, 1999, lot 147, to San Antonio Museum of Art
Published References
Christie's, London, 20 Oct. 1999, 72, lot 147.
Label Text
This sculpture is part of the support for a marble table. Small marble tables with a single leg, designed to be placed against a wall, were a luxurious Roman furnishing. The legs of such tables were often carved in the form of gods or mythological figures as in this example, which depicts Leda embracing the swan.
(J. Powers, 2008)
(J. Powers, 2008)
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