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Unknown Maker, Asia Minor

Aphrodite
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Maker

Unknown Maker, Asia Minor

Culture

Asia Minor, Greek, Smyrna

Title

Aphrodite

Period

Ancient

Year

300-200 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

terracotta, gilding

Dimensions

Height: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

06.331

Type

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

This terracotta figure of a standing nude female gazing into a mirror represents Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. In ancient Greece, terracotta figurines like this one were used within the domestic context as decorations and as cult images for shrines. Some were believed to be apotropaic, or able to ward off evil; others were used within a funerary context, perhaps as gifts for the gods or as protective devices to aid the deceased on their journey into the afterlife.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Asia Minor
Aphrodite, 300-200 BCE
Terracotta; gilding
Height: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 06.331

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