Marble statue of Aphrodite crouching and arranging her hair
Copy of a Greek statue of the late 2nd century B.C.
In this small-scale statue, a complex crouching pose has been compressed into a two-dimensional composition. It is a decorative work based on a famous large, fully three-dimensional statue of Aphrodite shown crouching at her bath that was created in the third century b.c. In the late Hellenistic period, figures such as this were designed to be seen from only one or two vantage points. They fit perfectly between columns in peristyle court or garden settings.
In this small-scale statue, a complex crouching pose has been compressed into a two-dimensional composition. It is a decorative work based on a famous large, fully three-dimensional statue of Aphrodite shown crouching at her bath that was created in the third century b.c. In the late Hellenistic period, figures such as this were designed to be seen from only one or two vantage points. They fit perfectly between columns in peristyle court or garden settings.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble statue of Aphrodite crouching and arranging her hair
- Period: Imperial
- Date: 1st or 2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: H. 52.71 cm.
- Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
- Object Number: 1972.118.119
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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