| Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Statue of Ploutos |
| Context: | Possibly from Athens |
| Findspot: | Excavated at Piraeus Harbor |
| Summary: | Statue of the baby Ploutos, personification of wealth |
| Object Function: | Unknown |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue |
| Category: | Original/copies |
| Style: | Late Classical |
| Technique: | In-the-round |
| Original or Copy: | Copy |
| Original: | Eirene and Ploutos type |
| Dimensions: | H 0.67 m |
| Scale: | Over life-size |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Roman |
Subject Description: Ploutos, seated 3/4-view to the left, wearing a himation draped over his knees, lower legs, and thighs where he sits on the arm of Eirene, legs crossed, with his head in 3/4-back-view to the left, tilted up to look at Eirene. He reaches his right arm up to Eirene, and his left arm is down at his side.
Condition: Fragmentary
Condition Description:
Mostly a single fragment (with three smaller fragments preserving most of left foot of Ploutos, reattached, and one fragment preserving end of drapery below keras, reattached); chipped on face, lower hem of drapery, both feet, genitals; slight chips and scratches all over; white adhesions on feet and garment; some reddish-brown iron stains on himation and neck; greenish-gray encrustations on feet of Ploutos; attachment hole just below elbow of Eirene (diam. 0.013, D. 0.024), around which orange iron stain; another attachment hole (diam. 0.014, D. 0.02) around which an orange iron stain, on the himation of Ploutos, just below the bend of his right leg; on himation, beneath buttocks of Ploutos, bronze (?) dowel, around which is adhered white plaster, attached to lucite base for modern installation.
Material Description:
Fine-medium grained white marble with bluish-gray micaceous veins
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