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Source Description
This partially nude woman wears a necklace of round beads and long earrings. She holds a cloth loosely wrapped around her thighs that falls to her feet. Her hair is elaborately styled in a row of tight “snail shell” curls around her forehead, a wig-like cap of waves on her skull, and spiraling curls of two different lengths on her neck and shoulders. Elements of her hairstyle, drapery, stance, jewelry, even the size of her eyes and ears, and the way the bronze is cast, point to different cultures in the ancient world, from Egypt to Asia. The first publication of the statuette, in 1899, said that it came from Bactria and suggested it was a copy of a Greek work that was made in India.
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Document identity
localId
22378
label
Goddess
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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9
Source metadata
id
22378
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Goddess
description
This partially nude woman wears a necklace of round beads and long earrings. She holds a cloth loosely wrapped around her thighs that falls to her feet. Her hair is elaborately styled in a row of tight “snail shell” curls around her forehead, a wig-like cap of waves on her skull, and spiraling curls of two different lengths on her neck and shoulders. Elements of her hairstyle, drapery, stance, jewelry, even the size of her eyes and ears, and the way the bronze is cast, point to different cultures in the ancient world, from Egypt to Asia. The first publication of the statuette, in 1899, said that it came from Bactria and suggested it was a copy of a Greek work that was made in India.
provenance
Hoffmann Collection Sale, Paris, 1899, no. 572 [as from Bactria]. Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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statuettes (statues)
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9
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9
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
49.1
height
13
depth
12.5
dimensionsRaw
Overall: H: 19 5/16 × W: 5 1/8 × D: 4 15/16 in. (49.1 × 13 × 12.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek?
med
bronze with black patina
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6256
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GRC
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none
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