S10.7 VENUS TYPE GENETRIX
| Museum Collection | State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Title | Venus Type Genetrix |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 2.14 metres |
| Context | - |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek statue by Callimachus 420 - 410 B.C. |
| Style | Classical |
| Date | C1st A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus) stands holding an apple in one hand and lifting her cloak with the other.