S10.14 APHRODITE ACCROUPIE
Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Naples |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Title | Aphrodite accroupie |
Type | Statue |
Material | Marble |
Height | - |
Context | - |
Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek statue after Doedalsas of Bithynia ca 250 B.C. |
Style | Hellenistic |
Date | - |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus) crouches with hands covering her breast and groin. Her son Eros (Roman Cupid), the winged god of love, plays at her side.