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Plaster Cast of Roman Statue: Boy with Goose

1914.07.0004

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Roman Statue: Boy with Goose   (1914.07.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker After Boethos of Chalkedon.
Geographic Location
Period Hellenistic
Date 250 BCE
Culture Roman
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 93.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 72.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 50.3 cm
Weight waived g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Ridgeway, Brunhilde S. "The Boy Strangling the Goose: Genre Figure or Mythological Symbol?" AJA 110 (2006), pp. 643-648.

Robertson, M. (1977). History of Greek Art. Cambridge University Press. p. 561.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction yes, Plaster cast of Roman marble copy of Greek bronze original. Now in the Glyptothek, Munich. A roman copy is also in the Louvre.

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