Sculpture

Statue

MS3484

Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery

From: Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS3484
Current Location Rome Gallery - On Display
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi
Period Roman Period
Date Made 1st century BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Marble (Stone)
Technique Carved
Iconography Woman
Description

Shoulder area of female statue. White marble. Upper right arm and shoulder and adjoining back and chest. Arm bare. A garment with folds is pinned on top of shoulder. Locks of hair rest on top of shoulder also. A deep cavity with inner surfaces for insertion of a seperate neck and head. Several times life size.

Height 25 cm
Width 37 cm
Depth 34 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897

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