Bronze bust of a woman with regal expression, hair in twists, gold earrings, beaded necklaces adorning her collarbones, and a dark tightly-wrapped strapless top on a gold base. Close-up of right bronze cheek and ear displaying a chunky gold earring of clustered, bullet-shaped forms dangling near dark bronze intricate coiled hair. Profile of a bronze bust of a woman, hair in twists swept back, gold earrings, beaded necklaces, and shoulders exposed in a dark brown wrapped top mounted on a gold base. Close-up of left bronze cheek and ear displaying a chunky gold earring of clustered bullet-shaped forms dangling near dark bronze intricately coiled hair. Bronze bust of a woman with poised expression, raised chin, hair in twists, gold earrings, beaded necklaces accentuating her exposed collarbones and bare shoulders above a strapless tightly-wrapped dark top. Side view of a bronze bust of a woman with regal expression, hair in twists swept back, gold earrings, and shoulders exposed in a wrapped top mounted on a gold base. Rear-left angle view of a bronze bust highlighting hair in twists and sculpted, curved shoulder blades exposed above a dark strapless top cut off diagonally and mounted on a gold base. Bronze bust of a woman gazing downwards with hair in twists, gold earrings, beaded necklaces, adorning her collarbones above a dark strapless tightly-wrapped top mounted on a gold base. Back view of a bronze bust highlighting hair in twists and sculpted shoulder blades exposed above a dark strapless top cut off diagonally and mounted on a gold base. Bronze bust of a woman with raised chin, hair in twists, gold earrings, beaded necklaces, and shoulders exposed in a strapless wrapped dark top mounted on a gold base. Close-up of bronze chest with twisted beaded necklaces with leaf charm resting on exposed collarbones above a dark strapless tightly-wrapped cloth top. Back view of a bronze bust featuring hair in twists swept back and shoulder blades accentuated above a dark strapless top cut off diagonally and mounted on a gold base.

Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier

African Venus (La Vénus africaine),

Maker

Title

African Venus (La Vénus africaine)

Medium

marble, bronze, gilding, silver

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

51.1 x 21.6 x 16.5 cm (20 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches)

Type

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

1995.013

African Venus (La Vénus africaine)

Publications

Exhibition History

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