Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a column
100 B.C.–100 A.D.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, sparkling, large-crystaled Greek island
DimensionsWeight: 4.5 kg (10 lb.)
Overall (without modern base): 42.9 x 20.3 x 8.3 cm (16 7/8 x 8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Mount (modern black base): 3.2 x 14 x 9.5 cm (1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Overall (without modern base): 42.9 x 20.3 x 8.3 cm (16 7/8 x 8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Mount (modern black base): 3.2 x 14 x 9.5 cm (1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number1979.304
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Bruce and Ingrid McAlpine, Ancient Art, 60 Brook Street, Mayfair, London, England (said to be from the art market in Paris and possibly from Damascus market); May 1979: anonymous purchase from Bruce and Ingrid McAlpine; anonymous gift to MFA, June 20, 1979
about 100 B.C.
530–515 B.C.
5th century
about A.D. 200
about A.D. 120
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
second half of 2nd century A.D.
about 70–60 B.C.
150–100 B.C.
A.D. 120–140
