Title
Figurine of Aphrodite
Date
3rd century BCE
Creator
Unknown (Greek)
Greek
Coverage
Style/Period: Hellenistic
Discovery Site: Platanos, Greece
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
religious and cult objects
Format
Materials/Techniques: terracotta carving
Measurements: 8.6 cm long end-to-end, 2.8 cm wide at widest point, 1.8 cm deep at the feet, 1.8 cm deep at the head
Description
A small statuette of a female. She is wearing an archaic dress and holding an unknown object possibly with both hands. The back of the statuette is flat and plain.
Subject
votive offerings; statuettes
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 995.63.1
Record: UO-MCA-995-63-1
Source
Cataloguer: Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Rhys Tushingham, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2025-08-27
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee