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| Marble fragmentary figure of Aphrodite |  |
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The naked goddess, broken at the waist and knees is shown with her left hand modestly covering her pubic area, her weight on her right leg, with the left leg showing an ancient dowel for the attachment of another element, probably a dolphin perhaps ridden by an erote figure, or a column or urn with drapery. Roman. c. 2nd century AD Height: 9.1 cm Cf. For variations of this type, sometimes called the Marine Venus when in conjunction with a dolphin, see S. Reinach, 'Repertoire de la Statuaire greque et romaine', Paris, 1898, pp. 326-333, and S. Reinach, 'Repertoire de la Statuaire greque et romaine, Tome II, Vol. II', Paris, 1898 pp. 350-357. Provenance: private collection New York. |
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