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Venus
Original: 4th century BCE; Copy: 1st century BCE-3rd century CE (Hellenistic)
This statuette of the Knidian Aphrodite type bears an inscription on the inside of the left foot indicating it was made by Demetrius.
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
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.698