Well, of course sometimes one can just stare at – or into – something for too long, and I may have done so with Andreas’ coin
reverse here.
With what my eyes tell me is a much better image (thank you again Andreas) – I show below what I now ‘see.’
That I ‘see it’ of course is no guarantee these elements are such, however much they may seem so to me.
For my ‘color
coded segments:’ *
Off-white: the main forms of the figure’s body;
head, neck, torso, arms (partial) and legs (seemingly grossly disproportionate to the whole).
Blue: What appears to me the sole garment worn by a figure nude to the waist.
Yellow: An oval shape that would appear to be a
shield at-side, upon which the left hand has awkward hold and the figure leans.
Red: An distinct mass of (to me) utterly un-attributable form. It would seem to be 'a
part,' but the wildest flights of my imagination cannot bring it into the composition.
This composition is a strange one – to my eyes – and the question may rest more on what is
wrong with it than anything else.
For myself, I rather suspect something was amiss with the die, or this was poorly struck (to put it politely).
Long and closely as I have looked, I can in no way account for the ‘truth’ regarding the right
arm, though all else considered and the tiny fragment that yet exists (and is apparent), it would seem to be held in an upward position – (somehow).
The right foot clearly crosses over the
exergual line.
The legs are too short, the torso (and I think also the left
arm) too long.
But as I say – just my take and what
I see. If not too far-off, perhaps someone may gather something from it – enough to provide a direction to look further?
Larger version:
Best,
Tia
