Statuette of Aphrodite
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Statuette of Aphrodite” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This bone statuette likely represents Venus who was the Roman correlative of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Statuettes of Venus are common in Roman domestic cult where she is often depicted nude and at her toilet in compositions derived from earlier Greek versions. In her Roman guise, the goddess also held political connotations as the mother of the Roman state and sometimes appears in a more regal composition, clothed and with accoutrements such as a diadem and scepter (1).
Notes:
1. See a statuette of Venus in the J. Paul Getty Museum, acc. 76.AM.4
Harvard Art Museums
Details
- Accession number
- 2012.1.127
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
