Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Pseudo-acrolithic Sculpture of a Female Deity
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Pseudo-acrolithic Sculpture of a Female Deity
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Alternate Title:
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Goddess of Morgantina
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Image View:
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Overall three-quarter view from front left
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Creator:
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unknown (Ancient Greek)
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Location:
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repository: Museo archeologico di Aidone (Aidone, Sicily, Italy) Inv. 19
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Location Note:
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Largo Torres Truppia, 1
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GPS:
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+37.416442+14.446247
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Date:
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ca. 420-410 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Ancient Greek
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Style Period:
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Classical
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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Parian marble; miocene calcarenite (limestone) of the Ragusa formation; cinnabar (pink pigment)
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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214 cm (height)
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Subjects:
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deities; mythology (Classical); repatriation of art; art theft
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Description:
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Possibly from the Sanctuary of S. Francesco Bisconti in Morgantina (illegally excavated in 1978 or 1979). An acrolith is a composite sculpture made of stone and other materials, with the body made of lesser material, hidden with drapery. Pseudo-acrolithic means two forms of stone are combined, in this case a mix of a smooth (imported Parian marble) and rough textured stone (a type of limestone from Ragusa). This gives her chiton and himation an outstanding textured draping. Which goddess she represents (possibly Demeter or Hera) is unknown, but her size indicates a cult statue of importance. This is the Rich Style in Classical Greek sculpture from 430-400 BCE. The statue was on display at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, until returned to Aidone in 2011. (Source: Boston Globe [online newspaper]; https://www.bostonglobe.com/)
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-G-AMA-GOM-A07
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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