Statue
Reproduction
MS3519
From: Italy | Campania | Herculaneum
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS3519 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Italy | Campania | Herculaneum |
| Manufacture Location | Naples |
| Creator | J. Chiurazzi and Fils |
| Locus | Villa dei Papiri |
| Date Made | 1903 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Technique | Cast |
| Iconography | Praying Girl |
| Description | Praying girl. Standing, frontal pose, fully dressed in Doric peplos reaching down to the ground (only the toes are visible). Both forearms are extended forward at right angles to the body. The fingers of the right hand are extended, palm upward; those of the left hand are partly closed. Wavy hair falling to the level of the nape of the neck, bound above by a ribbon (?) tied in front. Eyes open, once inlaid. Original found at Herculaneum. |
| Height | 122 cm |
| Width | 56 cm |
| Depth | 39 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 45.72 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. Chiurazzi and Fils (Foundry); subscription of John Wanamaker, 1902 |
| Other Number | 5603 - Naples Museum Number |
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