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MS3713

From: Italy | Campania | Nocera

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS3713
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy | Campania | Nocera
Manufacture Location Naples
Creator J. Chiurazzi and Fils
Date Made 1903
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze | Copper Alloy
Technique Cast
Iconography Venus
Description

Venus at her toilet. Standing, frontal, weight on left leg, half-draped (hipd to toes). Right hand raised to near head, the other forward, hand in center at level just below breasts. On rectangular stand with 4 claw feet. Hair drawn back to loose bun in back. Two small loops of metal, one on each side, between bun and back of head.

Height 39 cm
Width 20 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. Chiurazzi and Fils (Foundry); subscription of John Wanamaker, 1902
Other Number 4998 - Naples Museum Number | 15 - Maker Number

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