Figurine of Aphrodite
40.00 €
40.00 €
Terracotta Figurine of Aphrodite Provenance: Pella, Macedonia Date: Hellenistic period, 3rd–2nd century BC Material: Terracotta, mould-made; traces of polychromy (prob.) Museum: Archaeological Museum of Pella Inventory number: 1976/249 Small figurine of Aphrodite, a characteristic product of Hellenistic coroplastic workshops in Pella. The idealized beauty, soft modelling and fluid drapery relate to the popular goddess types (akin to “Tanagra” figures). Such pieces served as household cult objects, votive offerings, or grave goods, invoking Aphrodite’s powers of fertility, love, and marriage.
