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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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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