Figurine of Aphrodite

Ceramic statuette on a marble base, replica of a figurine of Aphrodite, made in an Alexandrian workshop during the Roman period. The original depicts the goddess on her knees bathing, echoing a famous statuary type of the 3^rd century BC which became extremely popular in later years. The best example of late Hellenistic variations of this type is the marble statuette of the Rhodes Aphrodite of the 2^nd century BC, which survives intact.

Donated by Loukas Benakis