Bronze statuette of Aphrodite

Unknown

ca. 1st–2nd century CE · Bronze appliqué · Greek and Roman Art

This figure represents an Aphrodite Anadyomene (rising) type, which became widespread in the late Hellenistic and Roman periods, and may derive from a famous painting by Apelles, the court painter of Alexander the Great.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Bronze appliqué

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020