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Source Description
This head is best paralleled by copies of the Aphrodite of Knidos, which was carved in the 4th century BCE by Praxiteles. The turn of the neck and the gaze of the eyes are down and to the left, and the eyes retain extensive paint, including upper and lower eyelashes. Red paint is well preserved on the double band that wraps around the wavy hair and chignon; the brown paint of the hair is almost entirely preserved. The carved out section of the proper right side of the head may have allowed for attachment of a now-missing attribute, but it is also possible that this section of hair was separately carved. The proper right eye, nose, lips, and chin are damaged.
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Document identity
localId
2382
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Head of the Knidian Aphrodite Type
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obj
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sculpture
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Source metadata
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2382
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sculpture
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normalized
title
Head of the Knidian Aphrodite Type
description
This head is best paralleled by copies of the Aphrodite of Knidos, which was carved in the 4th century BCE by Praxiteles. The turn of the neck and the gaze of the eyes are down and to the left, and the eyes retain extensive paint, including upper and lower eyelashes. Red paint is well preserved on the double band that wraps around the wavy hair and chignon; the brown paint of the hair is almost entirely preserved. The carved out section of the proper right side of the head may have allowed for attachment of a now-missing attribute, but it is also possible that this section of hair was separately carved. The proper right eye, nose, lips, and chin are damaged.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1927, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P4147]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd century CE (Roman)
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CC0
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en
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Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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5
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5
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
inscriptions
[Number] 2362; [Number] 2085
med
Parian marble with red, yellow and brown paint, gilding, and wax
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6191
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ROM
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none
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