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Source Description
This semi-draped rendering of Aphrodite was once painted and may have been made for a domestic or garden setting. The elongated proportions, narrow torso, and high, close-set breasts are typical of the Hellenistic decorative statuary of the island of Rhodes.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
16342
label
Aphrodite
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
16342
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Aphrodite
description
This semi-draped rendering of Aphrodite was once painted and may have been made for a domestic or garden setting. The elongated proportions, narrow torso, and high, close-set breasts are typical of the Hellenistic decorative statuary of the island of Rhodes.
provenance
American Art Association sale, Kouchakji Freres, 1928, lot 346; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1928, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N2360]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
330-146 BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
41.5
height
13.7
depth
11.2
dimensionsRaw
16 5/16 x 5 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (41.5 x 13.7 x 11.2 cm)
style
Hellenistic
Source extras
med
marble with red paint
creator_ids
6191
6256
collection_ids
GRC
ROM
exhibition_ids
2237
2952
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
0360e749dccedfad