Torso from a figurine of Aphrodite Artist: Unknown

ca. 2nd century A.D.

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Marble

Dimensions

5 1/16 × 4 × 2 3/8 in. (12.9 × 10.2 × 6.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Elizabeth White

Accession Number

1988.80.26

Culture

Roman, after a Greek type

Period

Roman, ca. 2nd century A.D.

Classification

Sculpture

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Provenance
Susette Khayat Ancient Art Gallery, New York; Ruth Elizabeth White, acquired from the above, 1964; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1988.
Bibliography
  • Mimi Gardner Gates, "Director's Report 1988," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (Spring 1989), 118
  • "Acquisitions 1988," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (Spring 1989), 118
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

figurines

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