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Aurora (Minerva?)
late 18th century
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
52.07 cm (20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number58.712
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTerracotta bozetto, facing right, stands on right foot, left crossed, on square base with crouching spread-winged owl. Drapery over head held in raised left hand & gathered in right. Flowing robe caught on right shoulder and swirling at feet. Almost flat
Provenance1958, Marie Therese Delhez-Brassinne, Liège, Belgium. 1958, sold by Delhez-Brassinne to the MFA for $140.00. (Accession Date: September 18, 1958)