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Identification 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

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. Riederer

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Artax 1 and Tracer
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: lead, iron
K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical 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
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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