S10.3 VENUS TYPE CNIDUS
| Museum Collection | Pio-Clementino Museum, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vatican GM |
| Title | Venus Type Cnidus or Colonna Cnidia |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 2.04 metres |
| Context | - |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek statue by Praxiteles ca 360 B.C. |
| Style | Late Classical |
| Date | - |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus) stands disrobed with a hand placed over her groin. Her robe is draped over a vase by her side.