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Sculptural Mask of the Greco-Roman goddess of love, Venus / Aphrodite. The front appears like a sculpture and the back is missing like a mask. This magnificent bronze head originally came from a complete statue. It has been interpreted as representing the Eastern goddess Anahita, equated to the Greek Aphrodite and the Roman Venus. It has a simple majestic beauty, serene but not severe. The deeply set eyes would have originally contained precious stones or enamel.

Found at Satale, modern Sagagh, in north-eastern Turkey, the head dates from the 2nd or 1st-century BC. A left hand discovered at the same time almost certainly once belonged to the same full-length figure.

Aphrodite was regarded as the goddess of love and was thought to have been the daughter of Zeus and Dione or of Uranus. Often depicted rising from the sea, Aphrodite was carried by the Zephyrs to Cythera and then Cyprus, where she was raised by Nereus.

Superior gallery quality, licensed reproduction from the British Museum. Molded from the original in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (BM Catalogue of Bronzes 266 57R). Made from hand patinated resin, bronze finish, black base, 17"H x 12"W x 11"D including base. Base is 7"W x 2 3/4"H x 5"D. Special order.

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