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Object Type
Museum number: 1820,0513.2
Description: Head from a Parian marble statue of Nemesis. Perforations at top of head for the attachment of a metal crown. Over life size.
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Cultures/periods
Production date: 430BC-420BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Attica (Greece)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Temple of Nemesis
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Dimensions: Height: 41.91 centimetres
Curator's comments: This fragment as well as another 150 from the area of the temple were studied by George Despines in his monograph about this statue and more generally the work of Agorakritos, pupil of Pheidiaspp (1971, 45-50, pl. 54-55). The perforations on the top of the head were used for the affixation of a metallic crown with relief representations of deer and Nike (according to the description of the statue by Pausanias, Description of Greece, I, 33, 2-8, who says that the metal crown was decorated with deer and small images of Victory. Bibliography: Despines, G (1971), Συμβολή στη μελέτη του έργου του Αγορακρίτου (Athens).
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Location: On display (G19)
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1820
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1820,0513.2

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