Aphrodite of Knidos

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Title:	Aphrodite of Knidos
Start date:	1
End date:	99
Historical Period:	Imperial/Late Roman
Description:	Venus or Aphrodite Cnydia, This statue represents the first example of a Goddess depicted naked. Roman copy of Praxiteles. The original finding spot is unknown, but it was formerly located in n the Palazzo Colonna in Rome.
Size:	2.05 m
Place:	Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	marble (rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	UNIBO Europeana Archaeology
Physical type:	statues
Material and technique:	sculpting
Data provider:	University of Bologna
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Appears in Collections:	BYZART