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| Keywords: Greek - Aphrodite Drying Her Hair - Walters 54954 - Group.jpg This statuette is based on a famous work that did not survive antiquity The goddess rises from the sea as she is born from the froth of the water's surface and raises her arms to wring the water from her hair In contrast with the Cnidian Aphrodite this goddess appears comfortable with her nudity late 1st century BC Hellenistic cast bronze silver and enamel eyes cm 27 5 7 2 7 1 accession number 54 954 17950 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1914 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Aphrodite in ancient Greek sculptures Statues of Aphrodite Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
