Statue
| Object Title | The Benghazi Venus |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 69-14-1 |
| Current Location: |
Greece Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Hellenistic |
| Provenience: | Libya Benghazi (uncertain) |
| Period: | Hellenistic Period |
| Date Made: | 150-100 BCE |
| Early Date: | -150 |
| Late Date: | -100 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Parian Marble |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Venus Aphrodite Anadyomene |
| Height: | 32 cm |
| Length: | 21 cm |
| Width: | 13.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Beaumont W. Wright in memory of Thomas Haines Griest and Mary Cooper Johnson Griest, 1969 |
| Other Number: | L-262-1 - Other Number |
Description
"The Benghazi Venus". Aphrodite Anadyomene type but cut off (deliberately made this way?) at upper thighs. Nude. Both arms raised, each hand holding a strand of hair, the right hand at the level of her eyes, the left, forward, at level of her shoulder. Hair parted in the middle, bound with a plain fillet, a short curling lock of hair falling down each side of her neck. Ear lobes pierced. White crystalline marble (Parian?). Intact. Well polished surfaces. Bottom surface finished and flat: No holes for any kind of attachment. .
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mini Greek Exhibit (09 Oct 1989 - 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Classical Gallery: Greece (1975 - 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Greek World (08 May 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Sex: A History in 30 Objects (17 Oct 2015 - 31 Jul 2016) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 86 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Romano, Irene B. 2006. 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. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 44, no. 29 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 117, fig. 105 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Stolyarik, Yelena, and Romano, Irene B., and Romano, David G., and DeVries, Keith R., and White, Donald J. 1995. The Ancient Greek World:The Rodney S. Young Gallery.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: cover, p. 19 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] 1984. The Pennsylvania Gazette: Alumni magazine of the University of Pennsylvania.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania. Vol. 82. no. 5. pg. 26 Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Thesis] Winter, Nancy. May 1970. "Aphrodite Anadyomene".. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Crownover, David J. 1959. "Ancient and Primitive Art in Philadelphia Collections". Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 1. no. 4. pg. 19-21 Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Jun 1930. Bulletino D'Arte.. L'Erma di Bretschneider. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 180-181 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Reinach, Salomon. 1912. Répertoire de reliefs grecs et romains.. Paris. Vol. 2. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 305 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Springer, Anton. 1904. Handbucher der Kunstgeschichte.. S. E. Seeman. Vol. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 310 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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