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Goddess or Maiden
(Ancient Greece )
This unique and beautifully preserved figurine was one of the first Greek experiments in casting the female form in bronze. She may have been a votive offering, possibly to the goddess Artemis. The simple facial features, horizontal layers of hair, awkward proportions, and solid form date this statuette to early in the Orientalizing period.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Tyszkiewicz Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Tyszkiewicz Collection Sale, 1898, no. 134; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1988-1989 | The Gods Delight: The Human Figure in Classical Bronze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. |
| 1982 | Men and Gods from Ancient Greece. Palais des beaux-arts (Brussels, Belgium), Brussels. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/17/1982 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Measurements
H: 7 3/16 x W: 2 1/8 x D: 2 3/8 in. (18.2 x 5.4 x 6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.773