Statue of the So-Called Aphrodite on a Tortoise
Statue of the So-Called Aphrodite on a Tortoise
3D
Published 2018-02-19T17:31:50+00:00
Athens (Greece) ?, acquired in 1892
Marble, 430 - 420 BC
The garment gliding down from the left shoulder and the breasts shimmering through the thin fabric make it clear that this is a representation of the goddess of love. The stylistic proximity to the sculptures of the Parthenon in Athens has led to the hypothetical identification with an Aphrodite Urania of Phidias.
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| Date published | 19/02/2018 |
| Schwierigkeitsgrad | Medium |
| Title | Statue of the So-Called Aphrodite on a Tortoise |
| Date | 430 - 420 BC |
| Accession | Sk 1459 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Altes Museum |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
