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Sculpture of an Empress in the Guise of Venus - FZ.041
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 50
AD
to 200
AD
Dimensions:
19.75" (50.2cm) high
Catalogue: V1, V4
Collection: Classical
Style: Roman
Medium: Bronze
Additional Information: sold
Location: Great Britain
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In Rome, it was not unusual to celebrate the
beauty of the imperial women by comparing
them to goddesses. This is probably a sculpture
of that flattering type, though it may simply
represent an ideal of beauty. The goddess
Aphrodite--who possibly held the golden apple
prize for the fairest in her missing hand--wears
a clinging garment that emphasizes her
voluptuous form. With her other hand she lifts a
now vanished veil (also perhaps of gold or
silver)to reveal her serene loveliness to us. We
are enchanted now as then by her beauty, which
is timeless, classic, and worthy of a goddess.
- (FZ.041)
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