  About the Artwork
  
  
  The torso is an impressive example of the respect and enthusiasm the ancient Greeks felt for renowned works of art by famous Greek artists of an earlier time. This Aphrodite is an adaption based on a statue by fourth century BCE artist Praxiteles. This revered sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite was created for her temple at Knidos, on the Aegean coast of modern Turkey.
  
  
  Title
  Torso of Aphrodite
  
  
  Artwork Date
  1st century BCE
  
  Artist
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  Life Dates
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  Nationality
  
  
  
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  Some definitions include:
  Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation.
  
  
  
  Greek
  
  
  
  Culture
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Marble
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 26 3/4 × 16 × 10 1/2 inches (67.9 × 40.6 × 26.7 cm)
  Including base (including rod): 36 1/4 × 16 × 10 1/2 inches (92.1 × 40.6 × 26.7 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Sculpture
  
  
  Department
  Greco-Roman and Ancient European
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
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