Figurine

48-2-211

From: Turkey (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-211
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Turkey (uncertain)
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Aphrodite Anadyomene
Description

Statue of Venus Anadyomene. Dark green patina. Very rough surface. Nude Aphrodite wrings hair with both hands. Right hand is shorter than left. Head flat on top. Knees are bent together and feet apart. Facial features and hair lying in curls on shoulders are incised. Punched dots indicate nipples and navel.

Height 6.1 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Depth 1.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 97 - Collector Number | L-2-177 - Old Loan Number

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