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Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a column
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
end of 4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Overall: 23.1 x 9.5 x 7 cm (9 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7956
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionStatuette. Aphrodite, leaning on a column. Breast cross-cords frame the breasts. Hair reddish brown; traces of blue in folds of himation; ground layer of white overall.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Naples: from Canosa.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901