Torso of Aphrodite
about 125–25 B.C. (after a Greek type of the 4th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsHeight: 58 cm (22 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Templeman Coolidge
Accession number17.324
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceProbably with Attilio Simonetti (dealer; b. 1843 - d. 1925), Rome [see note 1]. By 1904, John Templeman Coolidge (b. 1856 - d. 1945), Boston [see note 2]; 1917, gift of John Templeman Coolidge to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 15, 1917)
NOTES:
[1] According to Jörg Deterling, Simonetti had a photograph of the torso and may have sold it. [2] First lent to the MFA on September 19, 1904.
NOTES:
[1] According to Jörg Deterling, Simonetti had a photograph of the torso and may have sold it. [2] First lent to the MFA on September 19, 1904.
530–515 B.C.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
150–100 B.C.
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
about 470–450 B.C.
late 5th century B.C.
about 340 B.C.
4th century B.C.
about 325–300 B.C.
4th century B.C.
2nd–1st century B.C.