Bronze statuette of Aphrodite

Creator Name

Unknown

Cultural Context

Greek

Date

Creation: 2nd century BCE

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Statuette of Aphrodite

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Title

Bronze statuette of Aphrodite

Creator

Unknown (link to bio)

Worktype

Sculpture

Bronzes

Cultural Context

Greek

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

H. 20 3/8 in. (51.7 cm);
height: 51.69centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: 2nd century BCE

ca. 150–100 BCE

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1912

Style Period

Late Hellenistic

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Descriptive Topic: Female, Deity, Venus pudica, Figure, Woman, Nude, Laurel wreath

Aphrodite; Female Nudes

Topic

Curationist Contributors

Amanda Acosta

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Part of: Female Fertility Figurines In the Ancient Mediterranean

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Unknown, Bronze statuette of Aphrodite, circa 150–100 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Greek artists' naturalistic depictions of goddesses in the pudica pose carry an ideological weight, suggesting that women’s bodies should be hidden. Public Domain.

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