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Aphrodite Drying Her Hair (Anadyomene) and Eros
1st century CE (Roman Imperial)
terracotta
Aphrodite (Venus) emerges nude from the water, drying her hair. On one side, Eros (Cupid) stands on a small plinth holding a garland. On the other side is a dolphin.
Provenance
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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.
Charles William Lewis, Jr., [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by gift.
Measurements
Overall: 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles William Lewis, Jr., 1946
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.
48.1933