Statue of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite" class="mw-redirect" title="Aphrodite">Aphrodite</a>, 2nd c. BC. 3524. Statue of Aphrodite. Parian marble. Found at <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baiai&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Baiai (page does not exist)">Baiai</a> in southern Italy. It formerly belonged to the collection of Lord Hope and was donated to the National Museum by M. Embeirikos in 1924. The neck, head and right arm were restored by the famous Italian sculptor <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Canova" title="Antonio Canova">Antonio Canova</a> (1757-1822). Aphrodite is depicted standing, nude save for a richly draped himation which she retains with her left hand in front of her pudenda. Version made in the 2nd c. AD of the type of the Syracuse Aphrodite, the original of which goes back to the 4th c. BC. National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece
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