Marble statue of an old woman
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Title
Marble statue of an old woman
Subject
Old woman
Description
A marble statue sculpted during the Hellenistic era, which was orignally done as a copy of a Greek statue. The work was lost for many years but rediscovered, heavily damaged, in a Roman basement in 1907. The piece was aquired by the Metropolitan Museum in 1909 where it was restored and put on display. The statue depicts an old woman with two chickens and a basket of fruit. A common interpretation is that she is an aged cortesan on her way to a festival for Dianysus.
Creator
Unknown
Source
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248132
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
A.D. 14–68
Contributor
Elizabeth Breen
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Marble sculpture
Physical Dimensions
H. 49 5/8 in. (125.98 cm)
Files
Citation
Unknown, “Marble statue of an old woman,” Honors Art History 2019, accessed October 12, 2024, https://honorsarthistory2019.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/12.