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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1953.118
Title
Aphrodite
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
7th-5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Cypriot
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291259

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
19 x 4.5 x 2 cm (7 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from P. Kolokasides in Nicosia.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1953
Object Number
1953.118
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pinkish buff clay with some soil deposits. Figure has incised concentric circles for eyes, double-pierced loop ears, a broad pinched nose, pinched breasts, dimpled knees and lines for toes. May be missing arms as there are areas on each side of the body that appear to have once had something attached. Majority of decoration is in groin area. Sole decoration on reverse is a hole in the middle of the back.

Verification Level

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