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Aphrodite
400–200 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Aphrodite
- Date Created: 400–200 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.489
- Medium: terracotta
- Fun Fact: This Aphrodite may be admiring her reflection in a mirror once held in her left hand.
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Culture: Greece, 4th-3rd Century BC
- Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Collection: GR - Greek
- Accession Number: 1927.489
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