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S10.14 APHRODITE ACCROUPIE

Aphrodite Accroupie | Greco-Roman statue
DETAILS
Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Catalogue No. -
Title Aphrodite accroupie
Type Statue
Material Marble
Height -
Context -
Original / Copy Roman copy of Greek statue after Doedalsas of Bithynia ca 250 B.C.
Style Hellenistic
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus) crouches with hands covering her breast and groin. Her son Eros (Roman Cupid), the winged god of love, plays at her side.

ARTICLES

Aphrodite, Eros