Art Nouveau Venus
Manufacturer
Riedel Glass Works
CultureBohemian
Dateca. 1900
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Base: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)
Base: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6611
Not on view
DescriptionPressed colorless glass sculpture with an etched surface. Art Nouveau (or jungendstil) interpretation of a Venus torso/Aphrodite--no arms or legs, but there is a head. Several small nicks. Dark base is missing.Published References"Great Names in Glass: Riedel," COLLECTOR EDITIONS/FALL, 1984, p. 22-24, ill. p. 24.
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 3rd century B.C. - 1st century A.D., 299 B.C.-99 A.D.
