Basalt statue of Aphrodite, Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Basalt, 16 5/8in. (42.2cm), Stone Sculpture, Adaptation of a Greek statue of the 3rd century B.C. known as the Medici Aphrodite. The Romans used colored stones for floors, wall revetment, and sculpture. This basalt version of a popular statue type for Aphrodite may have been intended to evoke the darkness of bronze.

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Caption: Basalt statue of Aphrodite, Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Basalt, 16 5/8in. (42.2cm), Stone Sculpture, Adaptation of a Greek statue of the 3rd century B.C. known as the Medici Aphrodite. The Romans used colored stones for floors, wall revetment, and sculpture. This basalt version of a popular statue type for Aphrodite may have been intended to evoke the darkness of bronze

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Image size: 2641 × 3694 px | 27.9 MB

Print size: 22.4 × 31.3 cm | 1039.8 × 1454.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 16 5/8IN • 3RD B. C • 42.2CM • ADAPTATION • APHRODITE • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BASALT STATUE • BASALT VERSION • BASALT • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • COLORED STONES • DARKNESS • EVOKE • FLOORS • GRECO • GREEK • GREEKS • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • IMPERIAL • INTENDED • LATE 1ST–EARLY 2ND CENTURY. D • MEDICI APHRODITE • POPULAR • ROMAN • ROMANO • ROMANS • SCULPTED • SCULPTING • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE. • SCULPTURES • SCULTURE • SCUPTURE • STONE SCULPTURE • TYPE • WALL REVETMENT