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Adaptation of a Greek statue of the 3rd century B.C. known as the Medici Aphrodite
The Romans used colored stones for floors, wall revetment, and sculpture. This basalt version of a popular statue type for Aphrodite may have been intended to evoke the darkness of bronze.
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Title: Basalt statue of Aphrodite
Period: Imperial
Date: late 1st–early 2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Basalt
Dimensions: 16 5/8in. (42.2cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1928
Object Number: 28.57.6
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