Triton Applique Attachment
| Culture | Roman |
|---|---|
| Title | Triton Applique Attachment |
| Date | 1–200 CE |
| Medium | Bronze and gold |
| Dimensions | Object: 5 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (12.7 × 14.6 × 3.2 cm) Overall: 5 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (12.8 × 14.6 × 3.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | V.G. Simkhovitch Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 63.105.79 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A young man with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish. The figure was originally holding an object between his extended hands but now both lower arms and the fishtail and are broken. There is a thick roll of hair that frames the figure's oval-angular face.
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"Triton Applique Attachment | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.105.79