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Pudicitia (personified Chastity or Modesty)

Classification
sculpture / statue
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
height: 172 cm
Date
2nd century A.D.
Period
2nd century A.D.
Material
marble analysis; marble
Iconography
Pudicitia; chiton; mantle
Production place
Roman Empire
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Grimani Collection; Baumgarten, Carla, gift of
Inventory
77.1.A
ID
Hyp-1802
References
Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art; Hekler 1929

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the statue was made of Parian or Prokonnesian (Marmara) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.