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Circular relief with goddess
Circular relief with goddess
| Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
| Title: | Circular Relief with Goddess from Melos |
| Context: | Probably from Melos |
| Findspot: | Found at Melos |
| Summary: | Aphrodite or Selene |
| Object Function: | Votive |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Stele, relief-decorated |
| Category: | Single sculpture? |
| Style: | Late Archaic |
| Technique: | Low relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 460 BC |
| Dimensions: | H 0.32 m, W 0.36 m, Th. middle 0.075 m, Th. edge 0.015 m |
| Scale: | Life-size |
| Region: | Cyclades |
| Period: | Early Classical |
Subject Description: Goddess shown in profile with bound hair and earring. Drill hole by ear for decorative attachment. Perhaps Aphrodite to be restored with flower in a raised hand, or Selene, the moon goddess in a disc.
Condition: Single fragment
Condition Description:
One-third of circular relief preserved.
Collection History:
Found in Melos in 1936.
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