Marble Statue of Aphrodite Anadyomene in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2011

Marble statuette of Aphrodite Anadyomene (rising)

Period: Hellenistic or Early Imperial

Date: 3rd–2nd century B.C., or 1st century A.D.

Culture: Roman or Greek

Medium: Marble

Dimensions: H. 50.32 cm.

Classification: Stone Sculpture

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1927

Accession Number: 27.122.17

Description:

This Aphrodite’s arms were originally in a pose very similar to that of the statue of the goddess displayed nearby. Here, the stance is reversed; most of the figure’s weight is on the right leg instead of the left. Such statuettes were popular decorations in villa gardens.

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