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Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a pillar  wikidata:Q69411523 reasonator:Q69411523
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Unknown authorUnknown author Edit this at Wikidata
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Title
Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a pillar Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a pillar Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a pillar Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type figurine Edit this at Wikidata
Genre religious art Edit this at Wikidata
Description

Leaning on a pillar, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, wears a large wreath of flowers and a cloak draped around her hips. The goddess's pose is based on a much earlier, clothed statue of Aphrodite made by the sculptor Pheidias in the 400s B.C. In accordance with later Hellenistic tastes, the terracotta's artist chose to depict her semi-nude to emphasize her sensuality. The goddess's outstretched left hand originally held an offering, probably either a dove or an offering bowl. The figurine, originally brightly painted, still bears traces of red paint. The city of Tanagra in northern Greece was a leading producer of small terracotta figurines, which were exceedingly popular in the 300s and 200s B.C. Women, especially elaborately and stylishly dressed women, were the favorite subject matter, but the figurines also often portray handsome youths, children, and Eros, the winged young god of love.

— J. Paul Getty Museum / CC-BY-4.0 , in:  http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6479/
Depicted people Aphrodite Edit this at Wikidata
Date between 250 and 200 BC
date QS:P,-250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,-0250-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-0200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium terracotta Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 27.1 cm (10.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 12.5 cm (4.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata; depth: 7 cm (2.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+27.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+12.5U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,+7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q29247
Current location
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession number
55.AD.7 (J. Paul Getty Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Tanagra Edit this at Wikidata
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English: Statuette of Aphrodite leaning on a pillar Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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The Getty Center, Object 6479

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