Faience statuette fragment of Venus, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C–early 1st century A.D., Roman, faience, h. 5 5/16 in. (13.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Faience, The missing lower portion of this statuette makes it difficult to determine if the woman depicted was clothed. However, her preserved left hand, which pulls back her hair, recalls the gesture of Venus after she emerged newly born from the sea, the subject of a famous Greek sculptural type of the third to second century B
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Faience statuette fragment, Venus, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C–early .D, Roman, faience, h, 5 5/16, 13.4 cm, Miscellaneous-Faience, missing, lower, portion, statuette makes, difficult, determine if, woman depicted, clothed, preserved left, hand, pulls back, hair, recalls, gesture, emerged newly, born, sea, subject, famous Greek, sculptural, type, third, second century, B
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