Fountain Statue
MS3680
From: Italy | Campania | Herculaneum
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
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Object Number
MS3680
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
Cupid | Theater Mask | Column
Description
Statue of Cupid with his left hand on a column and theater mask; for a fountain.
Height
47.94 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from J. Chiurazzi and Fils (Foundry); subscription of John Wanamaker, 1902
Other Number
5028 - Naples Museum Number | 5030 - Naples Museum Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Mattusch, Carol C. The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum: Life and Afterlife of a Sculpture Collection . J. Paul Getty Museum, 2005. See: pp. 296-315
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Chiurazzi, Salavatore. Chiurazzi. Riproduzioni di Opere Classiche in Bronzo e Marmo . Ponti Rossi, Sale D'Esposizione D'Arte, 1929. See: p. 73, no. 111
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J. Chiurazzi & Fils. J. Chiurazzi & Fils Naples Italy Bronze Foundry. Reproductions of the Bronzes Found at Pompei and Herculaneaum and at Present in the National Museum in Naples. The Collection of Bronzes Made Upon the Order of John Wanamaker of Philadelphia for the Archaeology Museum of the University of Pennsylvani . J. Chiurazzi & Fils, 1904. See: p. 72, no. 108
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