1992.256.79: Nude "Hermaphrodite"
SculptureIdentification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.79
- Title
- Nude "Hermaphrodite"
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture, statuette
- Date
- 2nd millennium BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
- Period
- Bronze Age
- Culture
- Near Eastern
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/310325
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Technique
- Cast, lost-wax process
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm (2 13/16 x 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
- Technical Details
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Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Bronze:
Cu, 83.36; Sn, 14.46; Pb, 0.94; Zn, 0.011; Fe, 0.03; Ni, 0.04; Ag, 0.03; Sb, 0.21; As, 0.25; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.01; Au, 0.687; Cd, less than 0.001
J. RiedererChemical Composition: XRF data from Artax 1 and Tracer
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: lead, iron
K. Eremin, January 2014Technical Observations: The patina is grayish green with areas of green and spots of underlying red. Brown accretions are present. The freely modeled shapes and surfaces indicate the object was cast from a model made directly in wax. There is no clear evidence of cold work on the surface.
Henry Lie (submitted 2012)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
- Accession Year
- 1992
- Object Number
- 1992.256.79
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Subjects and Contexts
- Ancient Bronzes
Verification Level
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