Plaster cast of Shy Venus
- Reference:GB 1694 PC/025
- Dates of Creation:Mid 19th century-early 20th century
- Physical Description:1 item
Scope and Content
Original: Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite. One of the most copied sculptures of all time. Arms are 17th century replicas. Thought to be an Athenian copy from the first century B.C. of a bronze original derived from the type of the Cnidian Venus of Praxilities (by one of the ones of immediate followers of Cnidian). Original currently in the collection of the Uffizi, Florence, Italy.
Custodial History
Photographed in GSA in 1915.
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