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This statuette, the so-called Aphrotide Heyl, is one of the most beautiful ancient terracottas in existence. The close-fitting robe of the goddess of love has slipped from the shoulders; her raised left leg perhaps stood on a pillar. The...

Fresco representing the punishment of Eros by Aphrodite (Venus), discovered in the House of Punished Love in Pompeii, 25 BCE, National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Gem intaglio mounted on gold and framed by glass, emeralds and garnets. The draped and sceptred figure is thought to be a Ptolemaic queen. In her right arm, she bears the cornucopia of Aphrodite or Isis-Aphrodite. Egyptian, 1st century BCE...

This is a marvelous bronze figure which depicts Aphrodite stooping to remove her sandal. This is one of the largest and finest of all versions of this popular type of Aphrodite. Said to be from near Patras. Circa 200-100 BCE. (The British...

The birth of Aphrodite from the Ludovisi Throne. Two Horai (divinities of nature and the seasons) assist the goddess. The piece, made from marble from Thasos, was in fact part of an altar. 460-450 BCE. (Palazzo Altemps, Rome)

Goddesses identified as possibly Hestia, Dione and Aphrodite from the east pediment of the Parthenon. 438-432 BCE. (British Museum, London)

A terracotta figurine depicting Aphrodite emerging from a shell, Brundisium, southern Italy. 3rd century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Brindisi, Italy)

This fragment came from a wine jug (referred to as "oinochoai") that was used for pouring libations during festivals of the Ptolemaic dynastic cult. This particular jug was crafted around 246-221 BCE. Berenike II is portrayed on this fragment...

Apollo candle is from the shop Altar of Aphrodite.

It renders the goddess in the pudica type that copies the famous state of the Capitoline Venus. From East Mediterranean. 1st-2nd century CE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).