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| Broken at both ends. Tapering and twisting, a slightly projecting spine down the back.
Surface rather roughly tooled all over, but rougher on one side than the other. Moderate weathering on one side.
The ... 1948 ... The piece must come from just above the tail proper, from the loop of the creature that was cut in the round in order to be carried from the back of the pier to the shoulder of the Triton.
Pentelic marble. |
| From lower part of fishtailed creature (Triton), with some of resting surface preserved.
Pentelic marble. From marble pile north of second Giant from west, from which it may derive. Leica, XXIX-59 ... August 1946 ... From lower part of fishtailed creature (Triton), with some of resting surface preserved.
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| Part of fishtailed creature, lower torso, the scales well preserved.
Pentelic marble. From marble pile north of second Giant from west. Leica, XXIX-56 ... August 1946 ... Torso Fragment of Triton |
| Two joining fragments.
a) Lower part of neck with spring of shoulder from a bearded creature with head turned to his right. Good work; surface of marble comparatively fresh. Note spring of background on ... August 1946, 5 July 1949 ... Similar in scale and size to two surviving Tritons (Giants), but with head turned in opposite direction.
b) Head of Triton, joins with neck. ... The head proves to be another bearded Triton, of the same series as those standing in place, but looking to his proper right whereas they look to the left.
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