Bronze statuette of Aphrodite
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.
Artwork Details
- Title:Bronze statuette of Aphrodite
- Date:ca. 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture:Roman
- Medium:Bronze appliqué
- Dimensions:H. 6.8 cm
- Classification:Bronzes
- Credit Line:Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number:2021.40.56
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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251–253 CE
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mid-2nd century CE
1st half of 1st century CE
1st century CE
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