Upper Torso from a Female Statue

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CultureGreek

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Upper Torso from a Female Statue

Date640–620 BC

Made inGreece

MediumMarble

Dimensions9 5/8 × 7 × 4 in. (24.4 × 17.8 × 10.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Isabel Brown Wilson Bequest in honor of Frances Marzio

Object number2013.294

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Department

Antiquities

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceCharles Gillet (1879–1972), Lausanne, Switzerland, by 1960–1972 [1];
by inheritance to Marion Schuster (1958–1982), Lausanne, 1972–1982 [2];
by inheritance to Madame Mathilde de Goldschmidt Rothschild, 1982–2001 [3];
[Sotheby's New York, December 7, 2001, lot 62] [4];
private collection, Münchenstein, Switzerland, 2001 [5].
[Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, by 2013] [6];
purchased by MFAH, 2013

[1] Information provided by Sotheby's.
[2] Information provided by Sotheby's. Marion Schuster was Gillet's long-term partner and inherited most of his collection.
[3] Daughter of Marion Schuster. A portion of the collection was sold at auction in 2001, of which this piece was included.
[4] Catalogue entry in Object File.
[5] Further details not known at present.
[6] Sold by Antiquarium Ltd as the "Schuster Lady" (Object File).
Exhibition History"Meisterwerke griechescher Kunst," Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland, June 18–September 13, 1960.
Published References Schefold, Karl. Meisterwerke griechischer Kunst. Basel/Stuttgart: Benno Schwabe & Co., 1960. p. 14, p. 136, II, 89. Sotheby’s New York, Antiquities (sale N07742), December 7, 2001, Lot 62. Tolle, Renate. "Eine lakonische Gottin des 7. Jahrhunderts?" Revue Archeologique T. 2 (July-December, 1964): 105-111.

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