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Accession_Number L.2005.10.3
Shape Statue
Shape_description Statue of Aphrodite and Eros
Material Marble
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration
Inscriptions
Condition Slightly chipped but intact and incomplete (Aphrodite missing head and lower arms)
Technique/Style Carved
Provenance Temple of Aphrodite, Cyrene
Period Roman
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2005.96.0017.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2005.96.0019.jpg
Front view of the side of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2005.96.0020.jpg
Front view of the side of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2005.96.0021.jpg
Front view of the side of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2005.96.0022.jpg
Front view of the side of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2005.96.0030.jpg
Top view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, in the box.

2008.04.0001.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.04.0002.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.04.0003.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.04.0004.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.99.0336.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.99.0337.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.99.0338.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.99.0339.jpg
Detailed view of Eros, at the side of Aphrodite, in a statue from Cyrene.

2008.99.0340.jpg
Detail of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing the face of Eros.

2008.99.0341.jpg
Detail of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing a side view of Eros on a dolphin, above a fish.

2008.99.0342.jpg
Side view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing Eros on a dolphin, above a fish.

2008.99.0343.jpg
Detail of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing a side view of Eros on a dolphin, above a fish.

2008.99.0344.jpg
Detail of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing a side view of a dolphin above a fish.

2008.99.0345.jpg
Detail of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing a side view of a dolphin above a fish.

2008.99.0346.jpg
Detail of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing a fish in the waves.

2008.99.0347.jpg
Left side view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.99.0348.jpg
Left side view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene.

2008.99.0349.jpg
Detail of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene, showing Aphrodite's left foot and sandal.

2008.99.0350.jpg
Detailed view of the front of the left foot of statue of Aphrodite (and Eros) from Cyrene.

2018.99.0020.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene. The statue of Helen on the right refers to L.2018.4.1

2018.99.0021.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene. The statue of Helen on the right refers to L.2018.4.1

2018.99.0025.jpg
Front view of a marble statue of Aphrodite and Eros, excavated at the Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Cyrene. The statue of Helen on the right refers to L.2018.4.1
Comparanda
Bibliography A.C. Smith, "Recent Acquisitions and Conservation of Antiquities at the Ure Museum, University of Reading 2004-2008," Archaeological Reports 2007-2008 (2008) 177 figs 8-9 (see https://www.jstor.org/stable/25470289).
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Edited_by Amy
Date_edited 28.05.2008; 06.01.2009; 10.07.2020
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