Statue of Aphrodite holding winged Eros

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.74.51.2464

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MMA_.74.51.2464

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

From the eighth century B.C., Greek poets associated the goddess Aphrodite with Cyprus, since the island was considered her birthplace. On Cyprus itself, however, the local Great Goddess did not become assimilated with Aphrodite until the fourth century B.C., when the worship of many Greek divinities was introduced. In this work, the goddess is clearly identified as Aphrodite by the small fragmentary figure of Eros, winged god of love, who perches on her left arm and places his right hand on the goddess' left breast. The Cypriots did not adopt a conventional Greek way to represent Aphrodite but transferred their own iconography for the Great Goddess of their island to images of the Greek goddess of love. Here Aphrodite has long tresses of hair falling over her shoulders, a motif taken from Archaic Greek sculpture, and she wears a chiton with himation (cloak) drawn up over the back of her headdress. Her high round crown decorated with vegetal and floral motifs is a type of headdress associated with the Syro-Phoenician fertility goddess Astarte.

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From the eighth century B.C., Greek poets associated the goddess Aphrodite with Cyprus, since the island was considered her birthplace. On Cyprus itself, however, the local Great Goddess did not become assimilated with Aphrodite until the fourth century B.C., when the worship of many Greek divinities was introduced. In this work, the goddess is clearly identified as Aphrodite by the small fragmentary figure of Eros, winged god of love, who perches on her left arm and places his right hand on the goddess' left breast. The Cypriots did not adopt a conventional Greek way to represent Aphrodite but transferred their own iconography for the Great Goddess of their island to images of the Greek goddess of love. Here Aphrodite has long tresses of hair falling over her shoulders, a motif taken from Archaic Greek sculpture, and she wears a chiton with himation (cloak) drawn up over the back of her headdress. Her high round crown decorated with vegetal and floral motifs is a type of headdress associated with the Syro-Phoenician fertility goddess Astarte.

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Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Cypriot

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European; Southern European; Cypriot

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Cypriot

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Cypriot

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Statue of Aphrodite holding winged Eros

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Statue of Aphrodite holding winged Eros

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

late 4th century B.C.

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late 4th century B.C.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-333

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-333

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

-300

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-300

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Limestone

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Limestone

Materials and Techniques

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Style or Period:

Hellenistic

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Hellenistic

Style or Period

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Creation Place:

Said to be from the temple at Golgoi

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Said to be from the temple at Golgoi

Creation Place

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Dimensions:

H. 49 3/4 in. (126.4 cm)

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H. 49 3/4 in. (126.4 cm)

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

74.51.2464

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74.51.2464

ID Number

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Credit Line:

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76

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The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76

Credit Line

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Copyright:

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Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

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Statue of Aphrodite holding winged Eros