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Statuette of Aphrodite
Greek
late Classical Period
around 350 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7882
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBoiotian or Attic figurine of a partially cloaked figure of Aphrodite on high spool-shaped base. Hair drawn into a peak over forehead. Wears a wreath of leaves. Blue on leaves, himation, and base. Red on base. White slip on body.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris: said from Athens.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901