Head of a Goddess
This head is a fragment of one of the finest existing replicas of Phidias' statue known as the "Hera Borghese." The preeminent sculptor of Athens in the High Classical period, Phidias was also the creator of the famous gold and ivory statue of "Athena Parthenos" and oversaw th...
Images (5)
Sculpture
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id
17909
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [marble no. 29], 1894, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
5
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_23.146_3QtrLft_DD_T06.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_23.146_3QtrLft_DD_T06.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_23.146_3QtrLft_DD_T06.jpg |
| imageCount | 5 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.146 |
Terms
Medium
marble