Bowdoin College Museum of Art | - Fragmentary Statuette of Aphrodite

Preview image of work. marble, Fragmentary Statuette of Aphrodite 796

1904.1

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Fragmentary Statuette of Aphrodite

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

Fragmentary Statuette of Aphrodite

Creation Date

323 BCE-1 BCE

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Dimensions

17 15/16 in. x 6 11/16 in. (45.5 cm. x 17 cm.)

Classification

Sculpture

Creation Place

Ancient Mediterranean, Greece

Medium and Support

marble

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Dana C. Estes h 1898

Copyright

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Accession Number

1904.1

Aphrodite, or Venus to the Romans, was one of the most widely worshipped of all Greek goddesses and her popularity inspired many types of sculpted figures. Statues of Aphrodite proliferated during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. All were inspired to some degree by the Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles, the first major Greek work to show the goddess nude. Found in a variety of contexts, the Bowdoin example was intended to be displayed against a wall or in a niche. Though working from a famous model in the round, the sculptor focused on the features of the front and sides, neglecting the back of the figure.

Additional Media

right side

Left rear view