Aphrodite of Syracuse

[1] The statue was found in South Italian Baiae and received her name on account of the connection to Magna Graecia.

It is made of Parian marble and has a height of 1.8 m. The statue initially belonged to the collection of Lord Hope and was later acquired by Michael Embeirikos, who gave it to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens in 1924.

[1] The statue was restored by the sculptor Antonio Canova, since it initially lacked head, neck and right arm.

[1] Aphrodite is depicted largely naked, with only a himation slung over her buttocks and held in place over her genitals with her left hand.

The wide stream of cloth also fulfills the function of a statue support.