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Aphrodite, the goddess of love, performs a version of the so-called mantle dance, which featured the swirling movements of a voluminous thin linen cloak. Winged Eros plays the tambourine.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of dancing Aphrodite with Eros
Period: Classical
Date: early 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, perhaps Corinthian
Medium:
Terracotta ; Fabric: fine hard fired pale orange (5 YR 7/6, grayer) shading to yellowish buff (10 YR 8/3) on left side of torso of Aphrodite some small sparkling inclusions.
Slip, paint:
Method of manufacture: moldmade, hollow, probably all in one mold.
Back, vent
Dimensions: H. 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1069
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