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Plaster Cast Statue: Aphrodite from Melos ("Venus de Milo"): Head and Torso

1948.01.0056A

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    Basic Information

    Artifact Identification Plaster Cast Statue: Aphrodite from Melos ("Venus de Milo"): Head and Torso   (1948.01.0056A)
    Classification/
    Nomenclature
    1. Communication Artifacts
      2. :
    2. Art
      3. :
    3. N/A
    Artist/Maker Unknown
    Geographic Location
    Period Hellenistic
    Date 125 BCE
    Culture Greek
    Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

    Physical Analysis

    Dimension 1 (Height) 104.5 cm
    Dimension 2 (Width) 50.6 cm
    Dimension 3 (Depth) 32.5 cm
    Weight waived g
    Measuring Remarks Under Review
    Materials Plaster, Pigment--Paint
    Manufacturing Processes Cast, Painting

    Research Remarks

    Description N/A
    Published Description N/A
    Bibliography

    Robertson, Martin. A History of Greek Art. Cambridge University Press. 1975.

    From Alexander to Augustus . Bohen, B. et al, University of Illinois, 1983. 1983P.0028.

    Artifact History

    Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
    Reproduction yes, Plaster cast of marble original currently in the Louvre. The original marble statue was found in 1820 on the Greek island of Melos and later presented to King Louis XVIII of France who placed it in the Louvre.

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