Basalt statue of Aphrodite, Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century A.D., Roman, Basalt, 16 5/8in. (42.2cm), Stone Sculpture, Adaptation of a Greek statue of the 3rd century B.C. known as the Medici Aphrodite. The Romans used colored stones for floors, wall revetment, and sculpture. This basalt version of a popular statue type for Aphrodite may have been intended to evoke the darkness of bronze
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Basalt statue, Aphrodite, Imperial, late 1st–early 2nd century .D, Roman, Basalt, 16 5/8in, 42.2cm, Stone Sculpture, Adaptation, Greek, 3rd B.C, Medici Aphrodite, Romans, colored stones, floors, wall revetment, sculpture, basalt version, popular, type, intended, evoke, darkness, bronze
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