Aphrodite by Menophantos

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A marble statue of Aphrodite by Menophantos. The casket on the statue's base is inscribed in Greek: 'of the aphrodite which is situated in the Troad, Menophantos made it'. It is a contemporary copy of a 1st century BCE statue and was found near the San Gregorio al Celio church in Rome. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2016, January 17). Aphrodite by Menophantos. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4421/aphrodite-by-menophantos/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Aphrodite by Menophantos." World History Encyclopedia, January 17, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4421/aphrodite-by-menophantos/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Aphrodite by Menophantos." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Jan 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4421/aphrodite-by-menophantos/.

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