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Torso of Aphrodite
Torso of Aphrodite

Torso of Aphrodite

Date2nd century B.C.
Maker Greek
Maker Hellenistic
Object number70.106
ProvenanceNorman Davis Collection, gifted to Seattle Art Museum, 1970
Exhibition HistoryBerkeley, California, University Art Museum, University of California, Echoes From Olympus: Reflections of Divinity in Small-Scale Classical Art, October 1-November 17, 1974Published ReferencesAmyx, Darrell A. and Barbara A. Forbes, Editors, Catalogue University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, Echoes From Olympus: Reflections of Divinity in Small-Scale Classical Art (1974), #3, p.67 and Supplement pp2, 3.
Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Classical Collection
Dimensions4 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. (12.4 x 4.7 x 3.6 cm)
MediumMarble
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Photo: Paul Macapia
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ca. 2nd century B.C.
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Photo: Paul Macapia
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2nd century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
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Head of a woman from a grave stele
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350 - 325 B.C.
Object number: 60.60
Grave marker In shape of a lekythos (oil or perfume container): Nikokles and Autokrates standing next to their seated sister Aristonike
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350 - 323 B.C.
Object number: 55.204
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2nd - 1st century B.C.
Object number: 70.105
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3rd century B.C.
Object number: 46.197
Photo: Paul Macapia
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1st century
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Image Not Available for Torso of Bodhisattva
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ca. 570-577
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Image Not Available for Bone torso of a woman
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ca. 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 47.50