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Marble Aphrodite Torso Hellenistic Greek statue sculpture
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date: 1st century B.C.
Period: Roman Imperial
Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, inspired many of the greatest works of Greek art. One of
the most famous is a marble statue created around 350 B.C. by the Athenian sculptor Praxiteles
for Aphrodite's temple on the island of Knidos, off the coast of Asia. Although the original no longer
exists, literary sources and ancient copies reveal its great fame. Our Aphrodite Torso is based on a
Roman copy of the original Greek statue.
Item No. S153
Cast marble, hand patinated. Height including base 18 3/8 in.
$225.00