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In Greek art, beginning at least in the Archaic period, Aphrodite was sometimes depicted with a swan, a symbol of good health, music, divination, and grace. In Roman times, Latin poets, such as Ovid and Horace, also referred to the goddess in her chariot being drawn through the air by swans.
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Title: Terracotta disk with Aphrodite riding on a swan
Period: Late Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: D. 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm.)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Object Number: 10.210.86
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