Terracotta disk with Aphrodite riding on a swan, Late Classical, 4th century B.C., Greek, Terracotta, D. 2 3/4 in. (6.9 cm.), Terracottas, In Greek art, beginning at least in the Archaic period, Aphrodite was sometimes depicted with a swan, a symbol of good health, music, divination, and grace. In Roman times, Latin poets, such as Ovid and Horace, also referred to the goddess in her chariot being drawn through the air by swans
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Terracotta disk, Aphrodite riding, swan, Late Classical, 4th century B.C, Greek, Terracotta, D, 2 3/4, 6.9 cm, Terracottas, art, Archaic period, Aphrodite, sometimes depicted, symbol, good health, music, divination, grace, Roman times, Latin poets, Ovid, Horace, referred, goddess, chariot, drawn, air, swans
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