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Modern Imitation of an Italic Statuette (Frontal view)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Modern imitation of an Italic or Etruscan amber statuette comprised of two large fragments, both with numerous cracks, that have been joined at the figure's waist. It depicts a seated male figure, perhaps Dionysos, whose right foot is advanced. The lower arms are missing.
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- Title: Modern Imitation of an Italic Statuette (Frontal view)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 20th century
- Physical Dimensions: 280 × 135 mm (11 × 5 5/16 in.)
- Type: Human figure
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Resin, with copal and amber
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 82.AO.51
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Vasek Polak
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
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