Statuette of Aphrodite

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statuette

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 8.6 cm

Period

Roman Imperial Period

Material

marble ; marble analysis

Iconography

Aphrodite ; mantle

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Basch, Lóránt (1885–1966)

Inventory

77.66.A

Hyp-6975

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the statue was made of white marble of unknown origin. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.