Aphrodite
Greece · 400–200 BCE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This nude figurine was likely inspired by the Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles, a work that spawned countless reproductions of varying sizes in different media. Created from inexpensive terra cotta clay, this Aphrodite might have been commissioned as a votive offering by a person of modest means. This Aphrodite may be admiring her reflection in a mirror once held in her left hand.
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Details
- Maker
- Greece
- Date
- 400–200 BCE
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- Overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Greece
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 102C Greek
- Credit line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0