[2] This type of statues ultimately derives from a lost Greek original of the third century BC which was attributed to a sculptor named Doedalsas of Bithynia (a region in northwest Anatolia).

[2][3] Typically, a Crouching Venus will show the goddess kneeling after bathing, looking at her right after being alarmed, usually trying to conceal her nakedness with her hands.

[2] The Aphrodite of Rhodes shows a unique variation where the goddess, rather than trying to hide her form in modesty, lifts her hair in her fingers to dry it, and looks out at the viewer openly displaying her breasts.

[3] The base, although ancient, probably did not belong originally to this sculpture, and the crystalline-white marble was probably sourced from the island of Paros.

[1] The statue is almost intact, with the exception of some chips in the hair's locks in the rear, and some abrasions on the toes, especially those of the left foot.