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Statuentorso: Aphrodite

1. - 3. Jh. n. Chr.

The torso of a Roman marble statue of the goddess Aphrodite was found in the great theatre of Ephesus (Turkey). The type follows the Venus Felix, a statuary group now in the Vatican Museums in which the goddess is accompanied by Amor. The figure and body motif of Venus resemble the famous Aphrodite of Knidos attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles. The Ephesian sculpture is made of white, coarse grain marble from Aphrodisias (Turkey). It was discovered during the early years of the Austrian excavations at Ephesus and sent to Vienna around 1900 as a gift from the Sultan to Emperor Franz Joseph I.

The torso of a Roman marble statue of the goddess Aphrodite was found in the great theatre of Ephesus (Turkey). The type follows the Venus Felix, a statuary group now in the Vatican Museums in which the goddess is accompanied by Amor. The figure and body motif of Venus resemble the famous Aphrodite of Knidos attributed to the sculptor Praxiteles. The Ephesian sculpture is made of white, coarse grain marble from Aphrodisias (Turkey). It was discovered during the early years of the Austrian excavations at Ephesus and sent to Vienna around 1900 as a gift from the Sultan to Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Time:
1. - 3. Jh. n. Chr.

Object Name
Statue

Culture
Römisch

Location of discovery:
Ephesos Theater (Selçuk, Kleinasien, Türkei)

Material/technology:
Marmor (Aphrodisias?)

Dimensions:
L/H 147 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Antikensammlung

Invs.
Antikensammlung, I 874

Provenance
Sultan, Abdul, Hamid, II.; Österreichische Ausgrabungen in Ephesos; Geschenk an Kaiser Franz Joseph; 1911 nachträglich inventarisiert

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