Bronze statuettes. Right to left: Apollo (1st c. BCE - 1st c. CE. Inlaid with silver. ). Capitoline Aphrodite with gold spiral earings(1st c. BCE - 1st-2nd c. CE.). Capitoline Aphrodite (3d c. BCE - 1st-2nd c. CE.)
Apollo statuette: Statuette of Apollo standing in contrapposto with left leg relaxed and down-turned head to right. The long strands of hair around his face are tied in a knot at the top of the head (krobylos) and the rest in a bun at the back. Although the arms are broken off below the shoulders, their position indicates that they followed the body closely. The arms were cast separately and joined at keys below the shoulders. Cast solid. Eyes inlaid in silver with drilled pupils. Thick patina of both brownish yellow and greenish blue products.
Capitoline Aphrodite: Aphrodite stands on a circular, molded base and wears earrings consisting of gold spirals with pearl drops. There were double bracelets on her upper arms. Left leg broken just above the ankle (nothing missing; repaired without restoration). The arms have been reattached with wax.
Capitoline Aphrodite: Aphrodite was the goddess of beauty and love. This statuette reflects the fourth century Aphrodite best known from the marble copy in the Museo Capitolino. Mottled brown and green patina.
Exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, USA.
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