Aphrodite | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1953.118
Title: Aphrodite
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: 7th-5th century BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period: Archaic period
Culture: Cypriot
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/291259

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 19 x 4.5 x 2 cm (7 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Purchased from P. Kolokasides in Nicosia.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year: 1953
Object Number: 1953.118
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Pinkish buff clay with some soil deposits. Figure has incised concentric circles for eyes, double-pierced loop ears, a broad pinched nose, pinched breasts, dimpled knees and lines for toes. May be missing arms as there are areas on each side of the body that appear to have once had something attached. Majority of decoration is in groin area. Sole decoration on reverse is a hole in the middle of the back.

Verification Level

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