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| CIVILIZATION | Roman |
| PERIOD | Roman |
| DATE | circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. |
| MATERIAL | Marble |
| MOUNTED | Yes |
Central torso of Venus, the small fragment depicts the goddess nude, with her left leg slightly advanced.
The most iconic image surviving from antiquity is a polished white marble portrayal of the voluptuous nude female form. Born from the sea foam, the Goddess of Love, Venus to the Romans, Aphrodite to the Greeks, was the embodiment of beauty, sexuality and fertility.
Formerly in the collection of Seward Kennedy (1925-2015), New York and London, 1971 or prior. Born in Massachusetts, an MIT and NYU School of Law graduate. During his decades as a lawyer for Mobil Corp., Mr. Kennedy traveled extensively in Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey and Greece. He developed a strong interest in ancient civilizations and collected small-scale artifacts.
For the type see no. 166, pp.108-109 in Comstock and Vermeule, Sculpture in Stone, The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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| CATEGORY | Roman |
| PERIOD | Roman |
| DATE | circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. |
| MATERIAL | |
| MOUNTED | Yes |