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Plaster Cast of Statue Head of Amazon by Pheidias

1900.11.0004B

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Statue Head of Amazon by Pheidias   (1900.11.0004B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker The Greek bronze original may have been a work of Pheidias.
Geographic Location
Period Classical
Date 450 - 410 BCE
Culture Greco-Roman
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 18.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 18.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 9.0 cm
Weight 4,367 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster,
Manufacturing Processes Cast,

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography


Scroggs, George. Catalogue of the Art Gallery, Illinois Industrial University, 1876
Champaign: , 1876.
Location: Library of the University of Illinois or on UI Histories Project at http://uihistories.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/rview?REPOSID=8&ID=8142.

University Archives, Box 12/3/4. An Inventory of the Art Department’s Holdings Titled Art Gallery Inventory

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication John Milton Gregory Collection
Reproduction Yes, Cast is a copy of a Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze original. The Roman marble is presently in the Vatican Museum, Rome.

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