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Draped Venus (?)
1st century BCE-2nd century CE (Late Hellenistic-Roman)
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The head of this female figure is turned toward her upraised right arm; the hand is missing. Her body forms an S-curve, with her loose garment falling off her shoulder and gathered in deep folds around her legs. She holds up some of the drapery with her left hand.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Alexandria]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/16/1977 | Examination | x-ray fluorescence |
Measurements
H: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
55.9