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Venus
(Roman Empire )
This fragmentary statuette represents the goddess Venus (Aphrodite) in the "sandal-binder" pose, bending to adjust her sandal. She is nude except for a diadem on her head and bracelets on her arm; her proper left arm and both lower legs are missing.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [cat. no. 129]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/7/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.944