Aphrodite
400–200 BC
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Aphrodite, 400–200 BC. Greece, 4th-3rd Century BC. Terracotta; overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1927.489 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- terracotta
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- Overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1927.489
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102C Greek
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