SculptureUnidentified culture19th-20th century

Aphrodite, Modern Copy after Hellenistic or Early Roman Original from Herculaneum

19th-early 20th century

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Brass

Culture

Unidentified culture

Period

Modern

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

17.1 x 7.4 x 6.9 cm (6 3/4 x 2 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

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