Statue of Aphrodite

Statue of Aphrodite

Statue of Aphrodite. Parian marble. Found at Baiai in southern Italy. The neck, head and right arm were restored by the famous Italian sculptor A. Canova (1757-1822). This statue was made in the 2nd c. AD of the type of the Syracuse Aphrodite, the original of which goes back to the 4th c. BCE.
Exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.