Statuette
| Object Number: | MS3458 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Italy Latium Lake Nemi |
| Period: | Late Republican Roman Period |
| Date Made: | Late 2nd-1st c. BCE |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Female Diana Muse Vestal Virgin Kore Aphrodite Venus |
| Height: | 56 cm |
| Length: | 21 cm |
| Width: | 14.5 cm |
| Depth: | 12 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 8 (Bilde and Moltesen) - Other Number |
Description
Statuette of draped female. Standing, youthful draped female with elongated proportions and the upper body in a frontal pose with the hips twisted slightly to the right. The identity of this youthful female is open to debate because of the lack of an attribute. Kore, a Muse, Aphrodite/Venus are possibilities. The costume and/or stance seems unlikely for Diana, though the hole on the back of the shoulder may be for a quiver. (Romano 2006)
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Special Exhibition: Classical and Oriental (12 Dec 1913 - 01 Nov 1915) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [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. 97-99, no. 50 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Moltesen, Mette, and Bilde, Pia G. 2002. A Catalogue of Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Diana Nemorensis in the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Philadelphia.. Rome. G. Bretschneider. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 27-28, no. 8; 38. nos. 30--31, figs. 32-35 (feet) | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Luce, Stephen B. 1921. Catalogue of the Mediterranean Section.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 169-170, no. 17 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Hall, Edith H. 1914. "Two marbles from Lake Nemi". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 5. no. 2. pg. 118-20 : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 188 & 120, fig. 67 | View Objects related to this |
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