Torso of a Statue of Aphrodite (“Venus Medici” type)
Artist
Unknown
Date50 BCE–150 CE
MediumWhite Parian marble
Dimensions35 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 9 in. (90.2 x 34.9 x 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) in memory of Katherine Pendleton Arrington
Object numberG.69.34.1
On View
On viewProvenanceReportedly found on island near Samos, Greece (per Komor, see file); with Mathias Komor, New York; sold to NCMA, 1969.
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