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A) Neo-classical figure of nude Venus, contraposto pose; Pedestal, covered w/ drapery, surmounted by an urn which figure supports w/ proper right hand, is situated flush against her right leg. She raises a thick plait of hair in left hand. Plain square plinth of incised brick pattern w/ zig-zag hatchings. B) Green marble pedestal. Carved stepped base; plain dado; inverted stepped cornice.
statues
sculpture (visual work)
alabaster (mineral)
marble (rock)
Neoclassical
Alabaster
Marble
Neoclassical
STATUE
Venus
Unknown
13.5 x 4 (HxW) (inches)
1971.343AB
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