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Seated Male Figure
(Ancient Greece )
The seated man raising a vessel to his lips, a masterpiece of Early Greek sculpture, displays the typical Geometric style of modeling figures as simple, linear forms that enclose open space.
Provenance
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[Said to be from the Alpheios Valley]; E. Zoupoulakis, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P2361]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1993 | From Pasture to Polis: Art in the Age of Homer. Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia. |
| 1988-1989 | The Gods Delight: The Human Figure in Classical Bronze. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/26/1958 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 11/14/1978 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 11/14/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 6/2/1986 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 10/5/1988 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/10/1992 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 12/20/2000 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Greece, Elis
(Place of Origin)
Greece, Laconia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (7.3 x 3.1 x 3.5 cm)
mount 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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54.789