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Source Description
The carving shows Aphrodite, after a bath, arranging her hair, and is derived from a large-scale sculpture of the Greek period, of which countless versions in many materials are known.The head, left arm, and left foot are missing and the bone is split down the center. The back of the torso is not modeled, its surface formed merely by the hollow of the bone.
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Document identity
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34354
label
Aphrodite
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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34354
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object
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normalized
title
Aphrodite
description
The carving shows Aphrodite, after a bath, arranging her hair, and is derived from a large-scale sculpture of the Greek period, of which countless versions in many materials are known.The head, left arm, and left foot are missing and the bone is split down the center. The back of the torso is not modeled, its surface formed merely by the hollow of the bone.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st-2nd century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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figurines
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
Source extras
med
bone
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6191
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ROM
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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