Marble statue of Aphrodite

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1st or 2nd century CE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

Small-scale adaptation of a Greek statue type of the 3rd or 2nd century B.C. Aphrodite brought her hands forward to partially conceal her breasts and pubic area in this version of a statue type that is known today as the Capitoline Aphrodite.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st or 2nd century CE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921