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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Votive Dove Dedicated to Aphrodite
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Votive Dove Dedicated to Aphrodite

CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Date3rd-2nd Century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 x 1 9/16 x 3 in., 44 g (5.1 x 3.9 x 7.6 cm, 1 9/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.467
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (27 Juin 1974), lot 123.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, June 27, 1974, lot 123 (part). Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art