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Female Figure
The figure of a poorly proportioned nude female against a tree is carved in the round. She is possibly Aphrodite. A drilled hole, apparently for attachment, passes through her mass of wavy hair. The figure has been broken in several parts and repaired.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/1/1975 | Treatment | repaired |
| 9/29/1983 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
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.
71.478