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Bronze statuette of Aphrodite

ca. 1st–2nd century CE
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • 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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