| Object Number |
MS5970 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Culture |
Hellenistic (uncertain) |
| Provenience |
Mediterranean |
| Period |
Hellenistic Period (uncertain) |
| Date Made |
199-100 BCE |
| Section |
Mediterranean |
| Materials |
Marble (Stone) |
| Technique |
Carved |
| Iconography |
Hermaphroditus |
| Description |
Standing, frontal figure. Wears long Ionic chiton reaching to the ground in back, raised with both hands in front to expose male genitals. Head, left forearm, left foot, and right calf and front foot missing. Back surface only roughly finished. White marble. |
| Height |
29.5 cm |
| Width |
14 cm |
| Depth |
9 cm |
| Credit Line |
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| Other Number |
MS5723 - Old Museum Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
| Romano, Irene B. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2006. See: p. 59, no. 34 |
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| Luce, Stephen B. Catalogue of the Mediterranean Section. Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1921. See: p. 193, no. 67 |
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| Reinach, Salomon. "Repertoire de la Statuaire grecque et Romaine". II, pt. II (1910-1930). E. Leroux, 1910. See: |
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