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. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker The Greek bronze original may have been a work of Pheidias.
Geographic Location
Period/Date Classical, 450 - 410 BCE
Culture Greco-Roman

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 None
Materials Plaster,
Manufacturing Processes Cast,
Munsell Color Information Yellowish White (10YR 9/1) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda 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

Archaeological Data

Found at the Villa Mattei, Rome.

Credit Line/Dedication John Milton Gregory Collection
Reproduction Yes
Reproduction Information 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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