Lot n° 130
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5000 - 7000
EUR
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: 10 000EUR
Aphrodite - Lot 130
Aphrodite
Based on the original 4th-century BC marble in the Ephesus Museum.
Reproduction in marble powder and composite material
Height: 79 cm
Although Artemis reigned supreme in Ephesus, the presence of Aphrodite testifies to the city's religious diversity and its attachment to sensual beauty, love and fertility. The patron goddess of courtesans, Aphrodite was revered not only for her divine beauty, but also for her association with the art of refinement and social influence. Aphrodite's divine lineage, her mythological birth from the sea and her beauty thus link her to the themes of love, refinement and nature. References to the sea and waves, to snakes reflect her close connection with maritime imagery, as does her epithet "born of foam" (ΑΦΡΟΓΕΝΗΣ).
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