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Aphrodite of Knidos
4th-3rd century BCE (Late Classical-Hellenistic)
terracotta
This statuette is a version of the Aphrodite of Knidos. The goddess is nude, modestly covering herself with one hand. An urn is positioned on the plinth next to her feet.
Provenance
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.
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.
Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P1455]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
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.
48.275