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Venus de Melo - Item #11785 Inches High x 30 Inches Wide x 21 Inches Deep, Footprint: 28 Inches Wide x 20 Inches Deep Also known as the Aphrodite of Melos, this late 2nd century B. C. E. sculpture might be a replica due to its similarities with the Aphrodite of Capua in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples which dates from the late 4th century B. C. E. The sculpture was found on the island of Melos (Milo in modern Greek) in 1820, soon after which it was donated to the

noted in their 1911 catalog that they made their model "directly from the original marbles in the Thorwaldsen Museum at Copenhagen

who works for the Caproni Collection (formerly the Giust Gallery) and Skylight Studios

third quarter of the 15th century

This sculpture is a modern work made prior to the 20th century

The shield demonstrates the process of repousse

In this slab

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Cordier created it using the traditional method of sculpting the bust in clay and creating a plaster cast from his clay model

"Jean Antoine Houdon

30 Inches High x 17 Inches Wide x 17 Inches Deep

The piece is part of a statuary group offered by an Ionian aristocrat

Ball also sculpted a second relief (Item #789) for the pedestal while Greenough created another two