Headless female nude. This torso is a similar type to the Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles, which inspired a huge number of copies. The goddess is about to bathe, with a part of her drapery surviving at her left side, but the twist of the body has been reversed
Number:
322
Material:
Marble
Location of Original:
Naples, National Museum 294
Size:
1.04m
Accession:
Purchased in 1884 from the Naples Museum
References:
Lippold: Griechische Plastik, 219 (n.11)
Bulle: Der Schöne Mensch im Altertum (1922), 106, pl. 151
Walston: Catalogue of Casts in the Museum of Classical Archaeology (1889), 76, no.361
De Petra et al (eds.): Illustrated Guide to the National Museum in Naples (1897?), 38
Date:
Roman copy of C4 BCE original (?)
Provenance:
Unknown
