Period: | | Egypt, Graeco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic Period |
Dating: | | 100 BC10 BC |
Origin: | | Egypt, |
Material: | | Bronze |
Physical: | | 10cm. (3.9 in.) - 125 g. (4.4 oz.) |
Catalog: | | MET.SS.00163 |
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This bronze statuette portrays the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, in the classic pose of Aphrodite Pudica (or bashful Aphrodite), covering herself. Alexandria, Ptolemaic Dynasty, last century BC.
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Alexandria Museum
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