Greek Marble Head of Aphrodite AnadyomeneAn ancient Hellenistic Greek marble head of Aphrodite Anadyomene, wringing water out of her hair after rising out of the sea. Ca. 3rd- 2nd century BC. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty. She was also known as Cypris and Cytherea after the two places, Cyprus and Cythera, where she was said to have originated. Hephaestus was her husband, the child Eros her companion, and Ares one of her lovers. The dove, the sparrow, and the swan were the animals sacred to her. In Rome the goddess was known as Venus. Formerly in a French Private collection, acquired in the 1940's. Inv#: 4318 $2,500 Guaranteed Authentic |
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