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LOT 0391
Marble Torso of Aphrodite of Knidos
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
25 1/4 in. (51.1 kg total, 64 cm high including stand).
A marble torso from a once larger statue of the goddess Venus, modelled naturalistically, inspired by Praxiteles's nude Aphrodite from the Greek city-state of Knidos.
Provenance
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Footnotes
The original statue of nude Aphrodite (Venus) was created for the Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos as a devotion monument. It represented the nude Goddess as she proceeded for the ceremonial bath that regenerated her pureness, discreetly concealing herself with her hand and holding a cloth with her other hand. The monument is famous for its beauty, and it is intended to be seen from every aspect.
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