Marble torso of Aphrodite
This work likely represents Aphrodite Anadyomene, capturing the moment when the goddess tying her hair as she rises from the sea after her birth.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble torso of Aphrodite
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: ca. 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: H. 16 cm x W. 15 cm
- Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.40.6
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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3rd century BCE
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