S10.1 VENUS GENETRIX
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre Ma525 |
| Title | Venus Genetrix or Aphrodite Frejus |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 1.64 metres |
| Context | Found at Fréjus |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek statue attributed to Callimachus C5th B.C. |
| Style | Late Classical |
| Date | C2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus) stands with her cloak raised in one hand and an apple held in the other.
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