Aphrodite of Melos

Sculpture

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Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

Catalogue Image: 2015-00-00
Catalogue Image

2015-00-00

Name/Title

Aphrodite of Melos

Entry/Object ID

85H0244

Description

Large female figure, semi-draped. Both arms missing beneath the shoulders. Tip of nose and left foot restored. Statue standing in the contrapposto pose.

Type of Sculpture

Statue

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Context

Aphrodite's lifted leg, withholding the slipping drapery, suggests at the same time an energetic movement to secure balance. Original had metal earrings and was found on the island of Melos in 1820.

Made/Created

Date made

199 BCE - 100 BCE

Time Period

Hellenistic

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Greek - Hellenistic

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

216 cm

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Kjellberg and Saflund. Greek and Roman Art. London: Faber & Faber, 1968. 152. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Lullies, R. Greek Sculpture. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1957. 79. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Haskell and Penny. Taste and the Antique. Yale University Press, 1982. 328-330. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Barron, John. Greek Sculpture. London: Studio Vista, 1965. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Carpenter, Rhys. Greek Sculpture. Chicago: University Press, 1970. Public: No