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Crouching Aphrodite (Venus de Vienne)

Description:

A full scale statue of Crouching Aphrodite (Venus de Vienne), a 19th century plaster cast.Perhaps a Roman copy of a statue by Daidalos of Bithynia, of the third century B.C. Found at Vienne, France, and now in the Museum of the Louvre.

Met. Cast 816

Period of Original: Greek & Roman

Origin of Original: Louvre, Paris, France

Location of the Cast: 20 W. 44 St. New York, NY USA

Provenance: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Condition: The cast has been completely restored.

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