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Source Description
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 the elaborate sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, the temple of Athena built on the highest part of the Acropolis at Athens.
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Document identity
localId
17909
label
Head of a Goddess
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obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
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17909
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Goddess
description
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 the elaborate sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, the temple of Athena built on the highest part of the Acropolis at Athens.
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.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Classical-Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
35.5
height
24.1
depth
30.3
dimensionsRaw
14 x 9 1/2 x 11 15/16 in. (35.5 x 24.1 x 30.3 cm)
Source extras
med
marble
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3038
6191
collection_ids
GRC
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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