Statuette of Aphrodite emerging from the sea
150–100 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsGreece
Medium/TechniqueMarble probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsOverall: 43 x 29cm (16 15/16 x 11 7/16in.)
Other (Height x width): 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Mount (dims of wooden base): 18 x 11 cm (7 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Mount (Dimensions of new wooden base): 20.3 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm (8 x 5 x 8 in.)
Other (Height x width): 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Mount (dims of wooden base): 18 x 11 cm (7 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Mount (Dimensions of new wooden base): 20.3 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm (8 x 5 x 8 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number1986.20
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to have been sold at auction in Great Britain [see note]. 1986, sold by Acanthus Gallery, New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 1986)
NOTE: According to the gallery at the time of purchase, the owners of the sculpture had identified it among some unillustrated lots in a British auction.
NOTE: According to the gallery at the time of purchase, the owners of the sculpture had identified it among some unillustrated lots in a British auction.
530–515 B.C.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
probably A.D. 50–75
about 1st century B.C.
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
about 470–450 B.C.
late 5th century B.C.
about 340 B.C.