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Venus
Original: 4th century BCE; Copy: 1st century BCE-3rd century CE
This statuette of the Knidian Aphrodite type, bears an inscription on the inside of the left foot.
Inscription
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.
Durighello collection, Paris, by 1921 [mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Chios]; Madame Xav. Durighello Sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 12 June 1924, no. 26, p. 15, pl. 8; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1924, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1964 | Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me. The Jewish Museum, New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/7/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Greece, Chios (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.698