Egyptian Statuette 1
Egyptian Statuette 1
3D
Published 2017-10-18T09:56:29+00:00
Terracotta polychrome goddess Aphrodite worshipped as Isis in ancient Egypt Ptolemaic Period.
Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire and beauty. Apart from her natural beauty, she also had a magical girdle that compelled everyone to desire her. There are two accounts of her birth. According to one, she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione, the mother goddess worshipped at the Oracle of Dodona. However, the other account, which is more prevalent, informs us that she arose from the sea on a giant scallop, after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Aphrodite then walked to the shore of Cyprus. In a different version of the myth, she was born near the island of Cythera, hence her epithet "Cytherea".
| Date published | 18/10/2017 |
| Complessità | Easy |
| Title | Egyptian Statuette 1 |
| Date | 305-30 BC |
| Accession | 25 |
| Period | Ancient Egypt Ptolemaic Period |
| Medium | Terracotta polychrome |
| Place | Mougins Museum of Classical Art |
