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14 Oct Fragment of a draped statue

[vc_row][vc_column css_animation="none"][vc_column_text]I.D. no: 49165 Dimensions: Max. H. 25 cm; Max. W. 22 cm. Material: Fine-grain white marble Provenance: Gozo Citadel ditch[1] Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo Condition: Broken along five different facets with only one facet preserving drapery folds. Even these are covered with chips and abrasions. Description: The folds...

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14 Oct Upper half of a female nude statuette

I.D. no: 32346 Dimensions: Max. H. 9 cm; Max. W. 8 cm. Material: Medium-grain white marble Provenance: From the Main Square of Rabat, Gozo[1] Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo Condition: Broken just above the waist, the surviving upper torso lacks also the head and both arms. The head seems...

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14 Oct Head of Young Man

I.D. no: 32328 Dimensions: Max. H. 17 cm; Max. W. 12 cm. Material: Fine-grain white marble Provenance: From the sea off Gozo.[1] Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo Condition: Broken at the level of the lower neck. The surface of the break is rough and has a central hole (probably...

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14 Oct Head of a statuette of Aphrodite (?)

I.D. no: 32327 Dimensions: Max. H. 19 cm; Max. W. 16.5 cm Material: Very fine-grain white marble Provenance: Unknown Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo Condition: Broken at the neck underneath which is a hole (probably modern, for display purposes). A series overlapping chips affect most of the hair mass...

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14 Oct Lower torso of draped figure

I.D. no: 32325 Dimensions: Max. H. 9.3 cm; Max. W. 6 cm; Max. Th. 3 cm. Material: Very fine-grain white marble Provenance: Found in 1934 during repair work on the polverista ‘under the Gran Castello’.[1] Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo Condition: The figure lacks the upper torso, broken away...

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14 Oct Statuette of she-wolf suckling twins

I.D. no: 32322 Dimensions: H. 24 cm; W. at base 8.5 cm. Material: Fine-grain, rather translucent, white marble Provenance: Reputedly discovered in Fontana, Gozo in 1720.[1] Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo Condition: Practically intact, except for the broken right ear and the end of the left ear of the...

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14 Oct Limestone foot

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I.D. no: 32318 Dimensions: Max. L. 25 cm; Max. W. 11.5 cm. Material: Globigerina limestone[1] Provenance: From the Citadel, Gozo[2] Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo Condition: Broken and missing heel. Various chips on toes and abrasions on sandal as well as most of the flat surface underneath the sole. Description:...

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28 Nov Draped female figure: Julia Augusta (Livia)

I.D. no: 100898 Dimensions: Max. H. 148 cm; Max. W. 48 cm Material: Fine grain white marble with barely perceptible grey streaks. Provenance: Unknown provenance, but certainly from Gozo.[1] Current location: Gozo Museum of Archaeology.   Condition: Apart from the missing head, which must have been worked separately and fitted in...

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28 Nov Oscillum

I.D. no: 100897 Dimensions: D. 28 cm; max. Th. 2.5 cm (incl. relief: 3 cm) Material: Fine-grain white marble Provenance: Unspecified; reputedly from Gozo.[1] Current location: Museum of Archaeology, Gozo   Condition: On one side the marble survives intact. No pierced holes for hanging are visible, but a chip affecting only...

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28 Nov Limestone head of Satyr, or Centaur

I.D. no: 100895 Dimensions: H. 33 cm; W. 25 cm Material: Somewhat friable limestone Provenance: unknown[1] Current location: Gozo Museum of Archaeology   Condition: Head is broken at the lower neck. Chips are visible on the right eyebrow and here and there on the hair and beard. A hazelnut-coloured patina covers...

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