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FIGURINE OF THE VENUS CALLIPYGE

Creator(s): Unknown (Sculptor)

Currently in storage


About this object

The statuette shows a standing female who is looking back over her right shoulder. Her left arm is raised and she is holding up one side of her pleated classic dress to bare her back. Her right hand is holding up the other side of her dress to bare her right leg and stomach. Her hair is pulled back into a bun and she has curls in the front on her forehead. The dress is shirred and the bodic slips over her shoulders. She wears a bracelet on her left wrist. She stands on a round flat base.

Object name:
FIGURINE OF THE VENUS CALLIPYGE
Made from:
terracotta
Made in:
EUROPE
Date made:
19th Century
Size:
35.6 cm (14 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
22.45
Class:
STONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978