Statue of Aphrodite.

A Parian marble Statue of Aphrodite found at Baiai in southern Italy. Aphrodite is depicted standing, nude save for a richly draped himation which she retains with her left hand in front of her pudenda. The neck, head, and right arm were restored by Antonio Canova (1757-1822)

Roman copies made in the 2nd century AD of 4th-century BCE Greek originals

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