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Black Marble Aphrodite Venus Torso Sculpture Statue
Museum: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Date: 1st century B.C.
Period: Hellenistic
Our reproduction is based on the Medici Aphrodite—a Roman copy of a Greek original—now in the
Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The original sculpture, no longer in existence, is attributed to the school
of Athenian sculptor Praxiteles, about 300 B.C. The sculptor depicted Aphrodite looking sharply to
the left and trying to cover herself with both arms, having been surprised while bathing. Produced
in cooperation with the Vatican Museums.
Item No. S159
Cast marble, hand patinated. Height including polymer base with a hand-painted mahogany finish
22 in.
$199.00
Museum: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Date: 1st century B.C.
Period: Hellenistic
Our reproduction is based on the Medici Aphrodite—a Roman copy of a Greek original—now in the
Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The original sculpture, no longer in existence, is attributed to the school
of Athenian sculptor Praxiteles, about 300 B.C. The sculptor depicted Aphrodite looking sharply to
the left and trying to cover herself with both arms, having been surprised while bathing. Produced
in cooperation with the Vatican Museums.
Item No. S159
Cast marble, hand patinated. Height including polymer base with a hand-painted mahogany finish
22 in.
$199.00
