Unfinished figurine of Aphrodite

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 ΝΑΓ 77

Category

Sculpture

Period

Roman Period

Date

2nd cent. AD

Dimensions

Height: 0.13 m
Length: 0.055 m
Width: 0.05 m

Material

Marble from Penteli

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 2, No 14

Description
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Semiworked figurine that represents the goddess Aphrodite in the iconographic type of Capitoline Aphrodite. It was found in 1957 on the Acropolis' south slope.

The head, neck, as well as legs from the knees downwards, are missing. The goddess is naked after having taken her bath and tries to hide with her hands the exposed parts of her body.

Μπρούσκαρη, Μ., Ανασκαφές νοτίως της Ακροπόλεως. Τα γλυπτά. Αρχαιολογική Εφημερίς 2002, Αθήνα, 2004, σελ. 158-159, εικ. 157