Statue
Reproduction
MS3713
From: Italy | Campania | Nocera
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
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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