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| Keywords: Greek - Goddess or Maiden - Walters 54773.jpg This unique and beautifully preserved figurine was one of the first Greek experiments in casting the female form in bronze She may have been a votive offering possibly to the goddess Artemis The simple facial features horizontal layers of hair awkward proportions and solid form date this statuette to early in the Orientalizing period between 675 650 BC Orientalizing bronze cm 18 2 5 4 6 accession number 54 773 10327 Tyskiewicz Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown Tyskiewicz Collection Sale 1898 no 134 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Men and Gods from Ancient Greece Palais des beaux-arts Brussels Belgium Brussels 1982 The Gods Delight The Human Figure in Classical Bronze The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1988-1989 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Locri Epizephyrii present-day Gerace Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
