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648, A naked crouching woman lifting her dress over her head. Ground line. 'Aphrodite anadyomene'. A Classical motif much copied.

  • Record Number: 40004650
  • Sub-database: MARLBOROUGH
  • Reference Number: 648
  • Material of Original Gem: CORNELIAN
  • Description: A NAKED CROUCHING WOMAN LIFTING HER DRESS OVER HER HEAD. GROUND LINE. 'APHRODITE ANADYOMENE'. A CLASSICAL MOTIF MUCH COPIED.
  • Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1139
  • Previous Collections:
    • Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 125
    • Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 648
  • Size: 15X9
  • Comments: SET IN A BRASS RING.
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Last updated 01/03/2026 17:14:00 by Parker, Greg. Copyright © 2003-2026 Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford.

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