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Statuette of Venus on Round Base (Main View, Front)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Statuette of a nude Venus with her hands held above her shoulders, likely adjusting a necklace (now missing). She stands on a round base in a slight contrapposto pose with her weight on her right leg and her left knee bent. Her hair is pulled back into a low bun and she wears a diadem. She may be a variation of a mid-4th century B.C. statue of Aphrodite Pselioumene (Aphrodite fastening a necklace) by Praxiteles.

Details

  • Title: Statuette of Venus on Round Base (Main View, Front)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1st century A.D.
  • Location Created: Asia Minor (?)
  • Physical Dimensions: 17 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm (6 11/16 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
  • Type: Mythological figure
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 57.AB.13
  • Culture: Roman
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)

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