Hellenistic Antiquity · The Walters Art Museum · 23.98
Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos
Roman sculptor, after Praxiteles, 3rd–2nd century BCE
The Walters Art Museum · Acquired by Henry Walters · Public domain
- Artist
- Roman sculptor, after Praxiteles
- Date
- 3rd–2nd century BCE
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- 24.5 × 7.8 × 6.9 cm
- Era
- Hellenistic Antiquity
Why it matters
This intimate Roman copy carries forward the celebrated nude Aphrodite associated with Praxiteles. Its scale makes clear that ancient sculptural ideas traveled not only through monuments but through portable repetitions made for different settings and viewers.