SculptureGreek2nd century BCE-1st century CE

Standing Torso of Aphrodite

200 BCE-100 CE

Description

Statuette of Aphrodite with weight on right leg, clutching drapery between legs, feet, head, left arm missing. Right arm missing below elbow.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta; tan slip, traces of white on surface

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial

Century

2nd century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

16 x 7 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Unknown

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